1843

The 1843 Seated Liberty Dollar runs to 165,100 pieces at the Philadelphia Mint, holding the strong production pace established in 1842 and continuing the regular-issue Seated Dollar series in its fourth year. The 1843 carries the standard Christian Gobrecht obverse and the No Motto reverse that defines the series through 1865. The relatively strong 1840-1844 production run reflected steady silver-dollar demand for banking, export to the Caribbean, and limited domestic use during the early Polk administration era, before the 1844 mintage drop signaled a shift to more restricted dollar production.

Strike quality on the 1843 is generally above average for the date, with Liberty's head, the seated figure's drapery, and the eagle's central feathers coming up cleanly on most early-die-state coins. Most surviving 1843 Seated Dollars grade VF to AU from circulation in the 1840s and 1850s, with PCGS, the Professional Coin Grading Service, and NGC populations clustering at EF and AU. Mint State examples are scarce above MS62 and condition rare at MS65 and above. The 1843 is one of the more available common-date early Seated Dollars in mid-grade across the modern collector market.

The 1843 is a regular common date for the early Seated Dollar series and a standard mid-grade pickup at modest premium above the most common 1840s and 1850s issues. Pricing trades at the standard early Seated Dollar level at most grades with no meaningful premium over the adjacent 1841 and 1842 dates. The 1843 pairs with the 1841 and 1842 as the matched early-1840s Philadelphia trio at the regular pricing tier. Authentication concerns center on cleaning, polishing, and rim damage from circulation; certified slabs from PCGS or NGC are the standard purchase route at higher grades. For the Christian Gobrecht design context and the broader Seated Dollar production history, see the Seated Liberty Dollar series history.