1867 Proof

The 1867 Seated Liberty Dollar Proof is struck at the Philadelphia Mint with a documented mintage of 625 pieces per the Mint Director annual report. The 1867 Proof carries the standard Christian Gobrecht obverse and the With Motto reverse that defines the Type 2 era from 1866 through 1873. The live page mintage of 47,525 reflects the circulation-strike figure rather than the proof mintage.

Authentication of an 1867 Seated Dollar Proof requires careful examination of strike quality, mirrored field character, and surface preservation under five to ten power magnification. The 1867 Proof shows fully struck Liberty drapery, sharp eagle feather definition with the motto banner clearly defined, and deep mirror fields that distinguish formal proof production from business-strike prooflike examples. PCGS, the Professional Coin Grading Service, and NGC apply standard proof grading conventions across the Seated Dollar proof sequence. Cameo and Deep Cameo designations are uncommon for 1867 Proof examples.

The 1867 Seated Dollar Proof is a regular-classification proof entry on this site under the standard catalog convention for Seated Dollar proofs, with the 625-piece mintage and standard proof status reflected in the prose rather than the badge tier. The 1867 Proof pairs with the broader 1866 Motto through 1873 With Motto P-mint proof sequence as the matched Type 2 proof era. Auction records for confirmed 1867 Proof examples cluster in four-figure prices for Proof-63 and Proof-64 grades, with Cameo premiums applying at higher grade levels. The pedigree research network for early Seated Dollar proofs continues to track every known specimen of the small proof issues through major auction records and certified-population data, with new appearances of unpedigreed examples requiring careful institutional review before any meaningful price level can be supported. Eye appeal at higher Mint State and Proof grades typically depends on surface preservation and toning patterns as much as on technical strike characteristics, with original Mint surfaces commanding meaningful premiums over dipped or restored examples. For the Type 2 Seated Dollar proof production context, see the Seated Liberty Dollar series history.