Q. David Bowers
The Ferguson Haines Collection sold by Bangs & Co., May 28-29, 1877. Ferguson Haines, of Biddeford, Maine, was in and out of various collections, and his name appeared on 'the covers of nearly a dozen auction catalogues in the 1870s and 1880s, among which was this 1877 presentation which included silver dollars.
Once again, the sale demonstrates that business strike issues were apt to be in worn grades (but check the 1846-O, a notable exception). The auction is bereft of Philadelphia Mint rarities and lacks such issues as 1851, 1852, and 1858, to name three.
The meaning of the term "Proof polish" (of the 1847 and others) is not known to me; it probably meant "prooflike."
1840 Nearly Unc. $1. ,
1841 Very fine ["very nice"] Unc. $1.25.
1842 VF $1.
1842 Barely circulated, VF$1.25.
1842 Good $1:15.
1843 Barely circulated. $1.10.
1843 Good, but letter "S' stamped in field. $1.15.
1846-O Unc, $1.05.
1846 Barelycirculated, VF$1.15.
1847,VF Unc. impression. $1.20.
1847 Strictly Unc. Proof polish. $1.70.
1848 Proof $1.20.
1849 VF $1.25.
1850-O Good $1.50.
1853 Good $1.65.
1859 Proof $1.27.
1860 Proof $1.15.
1860 Strictly Unto $1.50.
1860 Another. Same condition. $1.10.
1860-O Strictly Unc. Proof polish. $1.10.
1860 Strictly Unc. Proof polish. $1.15.
1861 Proof $1.40.
1861 Strictly Unc. $1.30.
1861 Strictly Unc. Proof polish. $1.50.
1862 Proof $1.25.
1862 Strictly Unc. $1.15.
1862 Strictly Unc. Proof polish. $1.30.
1863 Proof $1.75. '
1863 Strictly Unc. Proof polish. $1.50.
1863 Strictly Unc. Proof polish. $1.15.
1863 Same in all respects. $1.15.
1864 Proof $1.25.
1865 Strictly Unc. $1.50. 1865 Proof $1.50.
1866 Proof $2.25.
1867 Proof $1.50.
1868 Strictly Unc. Proof polish. $1.50;
1868 Proof $1.38.
1869 Strictly Unc. Proof polish, $1.10.
1869 Proof $1.25.
1870 Proof $1.05.
1871 Unc.Proof polish, $1.10.
1872 Unc. $1.10.'"
1873Unc. $1.50.
S.K. Harzfeld's sale of December 7, 1878 included the following Liberty Seated silver dollars.
1842 Uncirculated. [Buyer: Clay] $1.50
1843 Uncirculated. [Buyer: Smith] $1.50
1844 VG. [Buyer: Chapman] $2.10
1845 Fine. [Buyer: Scott] $2.25
1847 Uncirculated. [Buyer: Abbott] $1.30
1848 Uncirculated. [Buyer: Clay] $3.10
1849 Uncirculated. [Buyer: Scott] $2.00
1850 Uncirculated. Scarce. [Buyer: Chapman] $2.25
1857 VF. [Buyer: Hall] $3.25
1859 Proof. [Buyer: Scott] $2.00
1867 Proof. [Buyer: Abbott] $1.67.
1869 Proof. [Buyer: S.K: Harzfeld] $1.50
1870 Proof. [Buyer: Smith] $1.50
1873 Old type. Proof. [Buyer: Brown] $1.70