Q. David Bowers
B. Max Mehl's sale of the F.H. Knoop Collection, December 8, 1931, included these Liberty Seated dollars:
1851 Strictly Fine to VF. One of the rarest dates of our silver dollars. Record over $100.00. $30.00.
1852 Perfect Br. Proof, and as such, extremely rare and valuable. $75.00.
1858 Slightly nicked on obverse from being handled with other coins. EF, nearly Unc., withsome Proof surface; was originally struck as a Proof. Very rare, as less than 100 specimens were struck. $18.00.
1868 Fine; light nicks on obverse edge. $2.60.
1871 Perfect Br. Proof, with sharp wire edge. $3.00.
1871 Another just as last but with slight purple surface. $2.60.
1872 Sharp Proof; purple surface on reverse. $2.25.
John Zug advertised these Liberty Seated dollars in the August 1933 issue of The Numismatist.
1840 Proof surface $7.50; Unc. $3.50; EF $2.50.
1841 Proof $20.00; Unc, $4.50; EF $2.50.
1842 Unc., each $2.50; EF, each $2.00; Fine, each $1.50.
1843 Unc., each $2.50; EF, each $2.00; Fine, each $1.50.
1844 Unc, $7.50; EF $3.50.
1845 Proof surface $8.50; EF $4.50.
1846 Proof surface $7.50; Unc, $3.75; EF $2.50; VF $2.25.
1846-O Unc. $5.00; Fine $3.00.
1847 Proof surface $7.50; EF $2.50; VF $2.25; Fine $1.50.
1848 Proof $20.00; Unc. $10.00; EF $5.00; Fine $3.00.
1849 Unc. $4.50; EF $3.00; VF $2.50; Fine $2.25.
1850 Proof $20.00; Vnc. $7.50; EF $3.50.
1850-O Unc. $10.00; Fine $5.00.
1851 Fine $45.00.
1852 VF $75.00.
1853 Unc, $7.50; VF $3.50; Fine $3.00.
1854 Unc. $15.00; EF $10.00.
1855 Unc. $10.00.
1856 Fine $3.50.
1857 Proof surface $10.00; EF $6.50.
1858 Br. Proof $50.00.
1859 Proof $4.50.
1860 Proof $4.50.
1859-O Unc. $3.50; Fine $1.50
1859-S Unc. $15.00
1860-O Unc. $3.50; Fine $1.50
1862 Proof $4.50.
1863 Proof $4.50.
1864 Proof $4.50.
1865 Proof $4.50.
1866 Proof $4.50.
1867 Proof $4.50.
1868 Proof $3.50.
1869 Proof $3.50.
1870 Proof $3.50.
1870-CC Fine $3.50.
1871 Proof $3.50.
1871-CC Fine $12.50.
1872 Proof $3.50.
1872-CC Fine $4.50.
1873 Proof $3.50.
In The Numismatist, February 1935, F.C.C. Boyd advertised these Liberty Seated dollars.
1858 Proof $37.50.
1859 Proof $4.50.
1860 Proof $6.00.
1861 Proof $6.00.
1862 Proof $4.50.
1863 Proof $4.50.
1864 Proof $5.25.
1865 Proof $5.25.
1866 Proof $4.50.
1867 Proof $4.50.
1868 Proof $4.50.
1869 Proof $4.50.
1870 Proof $3.25.
1871 Proof $3.50.
1872 Proof $3.50.
1873 Proof $3.50.
B. Max Mehl's sale of the Mose Marcuson Collection, October 20, 1935, offered a number of scarce and rare issues, among which were Liberty Seated dollars of 1851, 1852, 1853 (Proof restrike), and 1858. Mehlliked the word "purple" and used it frequently to describe Proofs with iridescent surfaces.
1840 VF. Scarce date. $3.25.
1840 VG. Scarce date. $2.50.
1841 AU. Scarce so choice. $1.75.
1841 About Fine $1.80.
1842 Practically Unc. $2.00.
1842 Fine $1.20.
1843 Fine $1.25.
1843 EF; some lustre. $2.00.
1844 VG. Scarce date. $1.30.
1844 AU, with mint lustre. Scarce date. $3.75.
1845 VF $1.25.
1845 Practically Unc., considerable lustre. $2.35.
1846 Unc., frosty mint surface. $2.10.
1846 Fine $1.20.
1847 Unc., almost as perfect as the day it was minted. $2.60.
1847 Fine $1.20.
1848 Unc., frosty mint surface. Scarce date. $4.00.
1848 Fine. Scarce date. $1.45.
1849 Proof. Not a brilliant Unc. coin but a struck Proof. Extremely rare in Proof condition. $7.75.
1849 Fine $1.60.
1850 Proof. Scarce in Proof. $4.00.
1850 VF, sharp. Scarce. $1.25.
1851 Proof. Extremely rare. One of our rarest dollars. $62.00.
1852 EF. Apparently was struck as a Proof, retains some of its brilliancy but has been handled or placed with others and not too gently handled. However, a desirable specimen of this rare date. $46.00.
1853 Proof. Not a rare date but quite rare in Proof condition. $7.75.
1853 EF, nearly Unc. Scarce. $2.60.
1854 VF; light scratch in right obverse field. Scarce date. $4.00.
1854 Proof, slightly tarnished. Rare in Proof. $5.25.
1855 VF, with bright surface. Scarce. $4.10.
1855 Slightly tarnished Proof. Scarce date in rare condition. $5.75.
1856 Fine. Scarce date. $2.25.
1856 Purple Proof. Very scarce. $4.25.
1857 Fine. Scarce date. $2.15.
1857 VF $2.60.
1858 Light purple Proof. Very rare. Only about 80 coins issued. $31.00.
1859 Light purple Proof $2.25,
1859-O Fine $1.50.
1860-O Unc., with Proof surface. $1.20.
1860-O VG $1.20.
1861 Purple Proof. Scarce date, and very scarce in Proof. $3.00.
1861 Br. Proof. Very scarce; especially in Proof. $3.00.
1862 Proof $1.75.
1863 Br. Proof. Scarce. $2.10.
1864 Fine $1.20.
1865 Sharp Br. Proof with wire edge. Scarce. $2.10.
1866 With Motto. First year of this type. Br, Proof $2.40.
1867 Br. Proof $1.60.
1868 Fine $1.35.
1869 VF $1.35.
1870 Br. Proof $2.00.
1871 Proof, purple surfaces. $2.00.
1872 VF $2.00.
1873 Br. Proof. Scarce. $2.30.