1847

The 1847 Seated Liberty Dollar runs to 140,750 pieces at the Philadelphia Mint, with production holding strong in the middle of the 1840s and continuing the recovery from the 1844-1845 low-mintage years. The 1847 carries the standard Christian Gobrecht obverse and the No Motto reverse that defines the series through 1865. The silver dollar at this point continued to serve primarily as a banking and export coin, with limited everyday domestic circulation; this distribution pattern shapes the modern survival profile that collectors encounter at major auction-house cycles and dealer inventory.

Strike quality on the 1847 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 1847 Seated Dollars grade VF to AU from circulation in the late 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 1847 is one of the more available common-date mid-1840s Seated Dollars at mid-grade across the modern market.

The 1847 is a regular common date for the mid-1840s Seated Dollar group and a standard mid-grade pickup at the regular pricing tier. The 1847 pairs with the 1846 and 1849 as the matched late-1840s Philadelphia trio at the regular pricing level. 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. Modern Seated Dollar collecting interest centers on the Carson City branch-mint subset, the 1851-1852 Key Date pair, the 1858 proof-only year, and the legendary 1870-S unique-class rarity that together define the apex of the Seated Dollar collecting landscape. For the Christian Gobrecht design context and the broader 1840s Seated Dollar production history, see the Seated Liberty Dollar series history.