The primary purpose of this book was to create a complete and comprehensive reference for the Liberty Seated Dollars series including all die varieties, history, collecting, historical documents, and hot topics.
The die variety section of the book includes 11 doubled dies, 8 misplaced dates, and 17 repunched date, several of which have not been previously published. For each die variety listed, detailed macro photos make identification much easier. Most of the varieties include multiple photographs showing different details. Included also for each variety is a detailed description of the variety, diagnostics, including die markers such as die cracks, scratches, clashes which can make identifying the variety easier, pricing, and cross references.
Many new archive letters were uncovered relative to the Liberty Seated series and are included. This greatly helped in the analysis of the history section and shed new details on the Liberty Seated series, especially for why the designs were chosen, changed and why it was terminated. Also included are archive letters regarding the hot topics which help add clarity.
The date-by-date section offers an analysis of each date including scarcity, striking characteristics, world history which occurred that year, hot topics, comments, current values, prices realized from Heritage Auctions, and the certified population counts from PCGS and NGC.
The Hot Topics section contains a several detailed studies on the Liberty Seated dollars series including an analysis of: the 1851 and 1852 proof restrikes, 1851-O proof restrike, and 1854 dollar proof restrikes, understand why these were struck in later years and who is believed to have had them struck; the 1866 No Motto dollar, learn the history of these and when they were struck; the 1870-S dollar; the 1873-S dollar; darly proof counts, an in-depth study of the Liberty Seated proof struck before 1858, before official counts were kept; a complete analysis Liberty Seated certified proofs before 1858; reseach showing how several of the currently accepted proof counts are incorrect.
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Publication Date: September 2014
Size: 8.5x11
Pages: 230
