1845

The 1845 Seated Liberty Dollar carries a 24,500-piece mintage at the Philadelphia Mint, holding the lower production tier that began with the 1844 issue and continuing the 1844-1850 stretch of restricted Seated Dollar coinage. The 1845 carries the standard Christian Gobrecht obverse and the No Motto reverse that defines the series through 1865. The continued low production reflects Mint policy of channeling silver-bullion deposits toward subsidiary half dollars, quarters, and dimes during a period when the silver dollar saw limited domestic circulation use and export demand was modest.

Strike quality on the 1845 is generally above average for the small-mintage year, with the low production keeping dies fresh and Liberty's head, the seated figure's drapery, and the eagle's central feathers coming up cleanly on most coins. Most surviving 1845 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 low original mintage produces a tighter certified population than the abundant 1840-1843 group.

The 1845 is a regular common date that trades at modest premiums above the most common Seated Dollar baseline, with the low mintage supporting steady collector demand without reaching Semi-Key pricing. The 1845 pairs with the 1844 as the matched lower-mintage 1844-1845 pair that opens the restricted-production stretch of the series. Authentication concerns center on cleaning, polishing, and rim damage in the raw market; certified slabs from PCGS or NGC are the standard purchase route at higher grades. Mid-grade Seated Dollar demand reflects the steady year-set acquisition pattern, with collectors pairing each Philadelphia date with the matched branch-mint issue where available and adding the proof companion for full-year coverage. For the Mint policy context of restricted silver-dollar production in the mid-1840s and the broader Seated Dollar arc, see the Seated Liberty Dollar series history.