Q. David Bowers
The April 1964 issue of The Numismatist included an advertisement by the Silver Dollar Mart, Washington, D.C., offering 1859-O silver dollars, Uncirculated bagmarked, for $42.50, a slight increase from the price charged a few months earlier; and bagmarked Uncirculated 1860-O dollars for $39.00.
At the time these two issues were relatively common in dealers' hands, and although rolls of them traded wholesale, advertisements were primarily limited to single pieces. By April 1964 it was generally realized that few if any other Liberty Seated coins were still being held by the Treasury, a feeling that would prove to be true as time went on.
The May 1964 issue of The Numismatist carried an advertisement by the Silver Dollar Mart, Washington, D.C., for bagmarked Uncirculated 1860-O dollars at a new high price of $45.00, with no mention of the previously-offered 1859-O dollars in the same grade.
The April 1965 issue of The Numismatist featured an advertisement by Harry J. Forman, Inc., Philadelphia, in which he was distributing Liberty Seated dollars, dates of his choice.
Those Without Motto (1840-1865) were available at these prices: Good $9.50, VG $11.50, Fine $18.50, VF $23.50, EF $30.00, AU $35.00.
Those of the With-Motto type (1866-1873) were priced as follows: Good $9.00, VG $9.50, Fine $12.00, VF $16.00, EF $25.00, AU $35.00.
The December 1965 issue of The Numismatist offered this selection of Liberty Seated dollars from the Cheyenne Coin Shop (Thomas F. Mason), Cheyenne, Wyoming.
1840 VF $59.50, EF $65.00.
1841 VF $29.50, EF $39.50.
1842 VF $25.00, EF $35.00.
1843 Fine $19.50, VF $25.00, EF $35.00.
1844 VF $49.50, EF $65.00, AU $85.00.
1845 Fine $42.50, VF $49.50, AU $95.00.
1846 Fine $22.50, AU $65.00.
1846-O VG-Fine $32.50, VF $49.50.
1847 VF $35.00, EF $49.50.
1848 VF $79.50, EF $97.50.
1849 VF $32.50, EF $49.50.
1850 VF $125.00.
1850-O VG-Fine $38.50.
1853 VG $35.00.
1854 EF $250.00.
1856 VG $62.50, EF $125.00.
1857 EF $175.00, Unc. $250.00.
1859 VF $49.50, AU $75.00.
1859-O AU $42.50.
1859-S VG-Fine $49.50.
1859-S Fine $59.50.
1860 VF $49.50, EF $65.00.
1860-O Fine $16.50, EF scratch $17.50.
1861 VF $65.00, EF $85.00.
1862 VF $75.00, Proof hairlines $195.00.
1863 VF-EF $85.00.
1864 Fine $39.50, VF-EF $75.00, AU $95.00.
1865 Fine $42.50, EF $65.00.
1866 Fine $32.50, EF $59.50.
1867 VF $49.50, AU $75.00.
1868 EF $59.50, AU $65.00.
1869 EF $49.50, AU $59.50.
1870 VG $12.50, Unc. scratch $65.00.
1871 Fine $19.50, VF $22.50.
1872 VF $22.50.
1872-S VF-Fine $65.00, VF $125.00.
1873 VF $25.00.
1873-CC VG-Fine $575.00.
The December 1965 issue of The Numismatist printed an advertisement from the Silver Dollar Mart, Washington, D.C., offering Liberty Seated coins. 1859-O dollars had been restocked, and these were offered together with other issues that probably came primarily from the Treasury release:
1843 AU $35.00.
1846 AU $35.00.
1859-O EF $29.00, AU $35.00, Unc. usual bagmarks $59.00.
1860-O EF $29.00, AU $35.00, Unc. usual bagmarks $55.00.
1870-CC Fine $35.00, VF $75.00, EF $125.00.
1872-S VG $27.50, Fine $55.00.