Dollar (Liberty Seated), 1848, Philadelphia mint
Liberty Seated (1840 - 1873)
Obverse: Seated Liberty, date below.
Lettering: 1848 / LIBERTY
Reverse: No motto above eagle.
Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ONE DOL.
Edge: Reeded
Identification
Yeoman, R. S., Bressett, K., Bowers Q. D., Garrett J. (Ed.) (2009). A Guide Book of United States Coins 2010: The Official Red Book (63rd ed.). Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC
page: 214
Main data
Denomination: Dollar
Nickname: Liberty Seated
Value: 1
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1848
Type: Regular
Series: No Motto (1840 - 1865)
Minting
Mint: Philadelphia
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 15000
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 38.1
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
