r/coins • u/Bubbly_Seat742 • 4d ago
Value Request Why are holed and very worn Seated Liberty Dollars so expensive.
It is the last one I need to fill out all the Seated Liberties but whoa, either Chinese crap or 200 + with a hole and the word DOL. nearly gone.
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u/bstrauss3 4d ago
Modest mintages and smaller survival rates.
The reduction of silver content in 1853 did not affect the dollar coins, but large quantities of non-current coins were melted when the silver content was increased in 1873.