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Without Motto On Reverse (1839 - 1853)

Weight:

13.36 grams

Content:

90% silver 10% copper

Diameter:

30.6 millimeters

Edge:

Reeded

Designer:

Christian Gobrecht

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Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1839	1,972,400	About 5
1840	1,435,008	About 10
1840-O	855,100	0
1841	310,000	About 10
1841-O	401,000	0
1842	2,012,764	About 5
1842-O	957,000	0
1843	3,844,000	About 10
1843-O	2,268,000	0
1844	1,766,000	About 5
1844-O	2,005,000	0
1845	589,000	About 5
1845-O	2,094,000	0
1846	2,210,000	About 20
1846-O	2,304,000	0
1847	1,156,000	About 20
1847-O	2,584,000	0
1848	580,000	About 5
1848-O	3,180,000	0
1849	1,252,000	About 10
1849-O	2,310,000	0
1850	227,000	About 5
1850-O	2,456,000	0
1851	200,750	About 5
1851-O	402,000	0
1852	77,130	About 10
1852-O	144,000	About 5
1853-O	About 5	0

With Arrowheads At Date And Rays On Reverse (1853)

Weight:

12.44 grams

Content:

90% silver 10% copper

Diameter:

30.6 millimeters

Edge:

Reeded

Designer:

Christian Gobrecht

with Arrows and Rays

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Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1853	3,532,708	About 10
1853-O	1,328,000	0

With Arrowheads At Date, Without Rays On Reverse (1854 - 1855)

Weight:

12.44 grams

Content:

90% silver 10% copper

Diameter:

30.6 millimeters

Edge:

Reeded

Designer:

Christian Gobrecht

with Arrows, without Rays

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Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1854	2,982,000	About 30
1854-O	5,240,000	0
1855	759,500	About 15
1855-O	3,688,000	0
1855-S	129,950	0

Original Design Resumed (1856 - 1866)

Weight:

12.44 grams

Content:

90% silver 10% copper

Diameter:

30.6 millimeters

Edge:

Reeded

Designer:

Christian Gobrecht

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Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1856	938,000	About 30
1856-O	2,658,000	0
1856-S	211,000	0
1857	1,988,000	About 75
1857-O	818,000	0
1857-S	158,000	0
1858	4,226,000	About 200
1858-O	7,294,000	0
1858-S	476,000	0
1859	747,200	800
1859-O	2,834,000	0
1859-S	566,000	0
1860	302,700	1,000
1860-O	1,290,000	0
1860-S	472,000	0
1861	2,887,400	1,000
1861-O	2,532,633	About 5
1861-S	939,500	0
1862	253,000	550
1862-S	1,352,000	0
1863	503,200	460
1863-S	916,000	0
1864	379,100	470
1864-S	658,000	0
1865	511,400	500
1865-S	675,000	0
1866 Without Motto	0	Unique
1866-S Without Motto	60,000	0

With "In God We Trust" On Reverse (1866 - 1873)

Weight:

12.44 grams

Content:

90% silver 10% copper

Diameter:

30.6 millimeters

Edge:

Reeded

Designer:

Christian Gobrecht

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Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1866 With Motto	744,900	725
1866-S With Motto	994,000	0
1867	449,300	625
1867-S	1,196,000	0
1868	417,600	600
1868-S	1,160,000	0
1869	795,300	600
1869-S	656,000	0
1870	633,900	1,000
1870-CC	54,617	0
1870-S	1,004,000	0
1871	1,203,600	960
1871-CC	153,950	0
1871-S	2,178,000	0
1872	880,600	950
1872-CC	257,000	0
1872-S	580,000	0
1873 No Arrowheads	801,200	600
1873-CC No Arrowheads	122,500	0
1873-S No Arrowheads	5,000	0

With Arrowheads (1873 - 1874)

Weight:

12.5 grams

Content:

90% silver 10% copper

Diameter:

30.6 millimeters

Edge:

Reeded

Designer:

Christian Gobrecht

PCGS MS63

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Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1873	1,815,150	550
1873-CC	214,560	0
1873-S	228,000	0
1874	2,359,600	700
1874-CC	59,000	0
1874-S	394,000	0

With Motto Design Resumed (1875 - 1891)

Weight:

12.44 grams

Content:

90% silver 10% copper

Diameter:

30.6 millimeters

Edge:

Reeded

Designer:

Christian Gobrecht

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Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1875	6,026,800	700
1875-CC	1,008,000	0
1875-S	3,200,000	0
1876	8,418,000	1,150
1876-CC	1,956,000	0
1876-S	4,528,000	0
1877	8,304,000	510
1877-CC	1,420,000	0
1877-S	5,356,000	0
1878	1,377,600	800
1878-CC	62,000	0
1878-S	12,000	0
1879	4,800	1,100
1880	8,400	1,355
1881	10,000	975
1882	4,400	1,100
1883	8,000	1,039
1884	4,400	875
1885	5,200	930
1886	5,000	886
1887	5,000	710
1888	12,001	832
1889	12,000	711
1890	12,000	590
1891	200,000	600

Mint Mark Legend

Below the eagle on the reverse.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Philadelphia	1793-present
O	New Orleans, LA	1838-1861; 1879-1909
S	San Francisco, CA	1854-1955; 1968-present
CC	Carson City, NV	1870-1893

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