1867

The 1867 Seated Liberty Dollar runs to 47,525 pieces at the Philadelphia Mint, holding the moderate production tier that opened the Type 2 era with the 1866 Motto issue. The 1867 carries the standard Christian Gobrecht obverse and the With Motto reverse that defines the series from 1866 through 1873. The 1867 production continued post-Civil War silver-dollar coinage at moderate volumes as the U.S. economy stabilized and silver-coin demand resumed in domestic banking, with the silver dollar still serving primarily as a banking and reserve coin rather than as everyday domestic currency.

Strike quality on the 1867 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 1867 Seated Dollars grade VF to AU from circulation in the late 1860s and 1870s, 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 1867 is one of the more available Motto-era Seated Dollars at mid-grade across the modern collector market.

The 1867 is a regular common date for the early Type 2 Seated Dollar era and a standard mid-grade pickup at the regular pricing tier. The 1867 pairs with the 1866 Motto and 1868 as the matched early-Motto 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. Long-term Seated Dollar pricing structure has held a stable tier above silver bullion content for common dates, with registry-set collectors targeting top-pop Mint State examples where strike quality and surface preservation become the limiting factors on assigned grades. For the 1866 motto-addition transition and the broader Type 2 Seated Dollar production context, see the Seated Liberty Dollar series history.