1859 Dollar (Regular Strike): Value Chart, Auction Price & Comprehensive Analysis

As of May, 2024, a 1859 Dollar in circulated condition is worth between $650.00 and $4,500.00, while an uncirculated specimen can be valued between $5,500.00 and $150,000.00, depending on its grade and strike quality.

Looking back at auction records, the highest price was achieved by a Mint State grade that was hammered at $20,562.50 in the 07/28/2022 by renowned auctioneer Legend Rare Coin Auctions, showcasing the allure of top-tier rarities.

Designer: Christian Gobrecht

Edge: Reeded

Diameter: 38.10 millimeters

Weight: 26.73 grams

Mintage: 255,700

Mint: Philadelphia

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

Series: Liberty Seated Dollars 1840-1873

1859 Dollar (Regular Strike) – Price Chart

If you are aware of your coin’s grade, refer to the following chart to determine its value:

Grade	Price($)
MS-66+	150,000.00
MS-66	125,000.00
MS-65+	100,000.00
MS-65	85,000.00
MS-64+	25,000.00
MS-64	17,500.00
MS-63+	11,000.00
MS-63	9,000.00
MS-62+	8,000.00
MS-62	7,500.00
MS-61	6,500.00
MS-60	5,500.00
AU-58+	4,500.00
AU-58	4,000.00
AU-55+	3,750.00
AU-55	3,500.00
AU-53+	3,250.00
AU-53	3,000.00
AU-50+	2,750.00
AU-50	2,500.00
XF-45+	2,250.00
XF-45	2,000.00
XF-40	1,750.00
VF-35	1,500.00
VF-30	1,350.00
VF-25	1,250.00
VF-20	1,100.00
F-15	1,000.00
F-12	950.00
VG-10	900.00
VG-8	850.00
G-6	800.00
G-4	750.00
AG-3	650.00

If you are unsure of the grade, you can assess it based on the coin’s condition. More detailed information here.

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
Mint State	5,500.00	150,000.00	45,833.33
About Uncirculated	2,500.00	4,500.00	3,406.25
Extremely Fine	1,750.00	2,250.00	2,000.00
Fine and Very Fine	950.00	1,500.00	1,191.67
Good and Very Good	750.00	900.00	825.00
Poor, Fair, and About Good	650.00	650.00	650.00

Please note that the estimated values are derived from the latest data in the PCGS Price Guide and are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. We strongly recommend reviewing actual auction records, which can be filtered by grade. For further insights, refer to our analysis report, which is based on these data.

Also, there are multiple versions of the 1859 Liberty Seated Dollar. We recommend checking the values of these coins as well to ensure a comprehensive assessment.

Coin Name	Min Circulated Price($)	Max Circulated Price($)	Min Uncirculated Price($)	Max Uncirculated Price($)
1859-O Dollar (Regular Strike)	250.00	2,100.00	2,250.00	45,000.00
1859-S Dollar (Regular Strike)	650.00	10,000.00	11,000.00	100,000.00
1859 Dollar (Proof)	1,800.00	3,000.00	3,500.00	100,000.00
1859 Dollar, CAM (Proof)	N/A	N/A	4,000.00	107,500.00
1859 Dollar, DCAM (Proof)	N/A	N/A	35,000.00	72,500.00

Coins listed have various mint marks and designations indicating where they were minted and if they are special strikes. To learn more about what the different mint marks and designations mean, please refer to our Mint Mark Chart and Coin Designation Reference Chart.

1859 Dollar (Regular Strike) – Auction Chart & Report

This tool is very user-friendly. Simply select the coin grade, and our system will provide detailed information including:

Lowest Sale Price
Highest Sale Price
Average Sale Price
Most Recent Sale Price
Number of Sales
Sales Volume

You can also select different time periods for your query: 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, or All time, with the default set to All time.

Grade:

Find On eBay

$264.00

Lowest Sale Price

$1,639.00

Highest Sale Price

$856.39

Average Sale Price

$1,140.00

Most Recent Sale Price

Number of Sales

$23,979.00

Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
MS-64+	20,562.50	20,562.50	20,562.50
MS-64	6,900.00	15,275.00	10,311.17
MS-63	15.00	8,050.00	4,412.70
MS-62	1,595.00	4,485.00	2,984.31
MS-61	1,380.00	4,180.00	2,766.36
MS-60	720.00	4,600.00	1,591.55
AU-58+	1,620.00	2,160.00	1,960.00
AU-58	575.00	2,340.00	1,466.59
AU-55	391.00	2,300.00	1,240.35
AU-53	1,093.00	2,640.00	1,853.60
AU-50	264.00	1,639.00	856.39
XF-45+	2,160.00	2,160.00	2,160.00
XF-45	259.00	1,827.50	989.35
XF-40	173.00	1,555.00	615.17
VF-35	265.00	960.00	646.25
VF-30	165.00	1,293.00	660.87
VF-25	600.00	630.00	615.00
VF-20	345.00	552.00	405.25
F-12	104.00	360.00	240.40
VG-8	207.00	492.00	349.50
AG-3	88.00	88.00	88.00
FR-2	176.25	176.25	176.25
PO-1	329.00	1,600.00	756.47

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1859 Dollar (Regular Strike) coin across various grades from PO-1 to MS-64+. The prices generally increase as the grade improves, with MS-64+ having the highest max price $20,562.50.

Within each grade, there is also variability in prices, likely due to factors like specific coin characteristics or market conditions at time of sale. Overall, the chart illustrates how coin grade is a key driver of value for this particular 1859 Dollar (Regular Strike).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1859 Dollar (Regular Strike) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 70.94% share, followed by Stack's Bowers / Bowers & Merena with 8.12% / 6.41% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1859 Dollar (Regular Strike) coin over the years. This visual representation traces the coin's value fluctuations, illustrating periods of increase, decrease, or stability in its average auction price.

Such a historical view is indispensable for collectors, investors, or researchers who are keen on comprehending the market dynamics and the coin's value trend over an extended period.

Raw Auction Records

Here are the lasted auction records from the auction history of the past years. You can filter these records by coin grade.

Grade	Grade Source	Seller	Price($)	Sold Date
AU-53	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,560.00	09/17/2023
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,140.00	06/16/2023
XF-45	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,680.00	06/16/2023
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	840.00	06/07/2023
AU-53	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,860.00	01/18/2023
AU-58+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,100.00	01/15/2023
XF-45	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,440.00	01/11/2023
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	660.00	11/09/2022
F-12	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	360.00	10/26/2022
MS-64+	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	20,562.50	07/28/2022
XF-45	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,080.00	07/25/2022
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,340.00	07/25/2022
AU-58+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,160.00	07/25/2022
AU-53	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	2,640.00	04/26/2022
XF-40	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	1,555.00	04/17/2022
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	960.00	02/09/2022
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,020.00	11/10/2021
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	780.00	08/25/2021
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,500.00	06/23/2021
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	504.00	04/28/2021
XF-45+	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	2,160.00	03/31/2021
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	900.00	01/13/2021
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,320.00	01/13/2021
MS-61	NGC	Stack's Bowers	3,360.00	12/21/2020
VF-20	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	552.00	11/25/2020
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	690.00	08/26/2020
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	840.00	06/24/2020
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,080.00	06/23/2020
VF-25	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	630.00	06/23/2020
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	960.00	04/15/2020
MS-60	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	720.00	04/15/2020
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	900.00	04/15/2020
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	660.00	03/04/2020
AU-58	PCGS	Kagin's	2,220.00	03/02/2020
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	960.00	02/23/2020
VG-8	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	492.00	02/12/2020
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	384.00	12/11/2019
MS-61	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	3,360.00	11/20/2019
XF-45	NGC	Heritage Auctions	900.00	09/08/2019
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	432.00	08/28/2019
AU-58+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,620.00	07/14/2019
MS-63	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	5,875.00	05/16/2019
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	660.00	03/16/2019
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,280.00	02/03/2019
MS-60	NGC	Heritage Auctions	990.00	01/14/2019
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	900.00	01/14/2019
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	600.00	12/14/2018
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,680.00	12/14/2018
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,500.00	11/11/2018
MS-62	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	4,080.00	08/22/2018
MS-63	NGC	Stack's Bowers	3,600.00	08/22/2018
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,800.00	08/19/2018
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	240.00	06/21/2018
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	630.00	04/29/2018
MS-60	NGC	Heritage Auctions	960.00	04/29/2018
XF-45	PCGS	Kagin's	1,827.50	01/20/2018
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	960.00	01/03/2018
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	900.00	12/07/2017
PO-1	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	600.00	11/02/2017
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	940.00	08/02/2017
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,760.00	06/08/2017
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	7,637.50	04/26/2017
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,175.00	01/04/2017
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	881.25	01/04/2017
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	998.75	09/07/2016
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	705.00	09/07/2016
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	705.00	08/10/2016
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	9,987.50	08/09/2016
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	998.75	07/07/2016
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	3,525.00	06/08/2016
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,762.50	06/08/2016
VF-25	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	600.00	05/01/2016
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,292.50	01/06/2016
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,292.50	01/06/2016
AU-55	PCGS	Bonham's	1,404.00	09/14/2015
AU-55	NGC	Bonham's	1,111.50	09/14/2015
AU-50	ANACS	Bonham's	702.00	09/14/2015
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	5,170.00	07/12/2015
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	3,290.00	06/07/2015
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,880.00	03/01/2015
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	8,812.50	01/07/2015
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	940.00	11/06/2014
FR-2	NGC	Heritage Auctions	176.25	10/26/2014
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	470.00	10/08/2014
VF-30	NGC	Heritage Auctions	514.65	10/08/2014
PO-1	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	329.00	08/05/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	15,275.00	06/23/2014
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,057.50	06/04/2014
PO-1	NGC	Great Collections	907.50	03/02/2014
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	822.50	02/27/2014
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	705.00	02/27/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	11,162.50	01/08/2014
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	9,400.00	01/08/2014
AU-50	ANACS	Great Collections	264.00	11/10/2013
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,116.00	09/25/2013
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	3,055.00	08/08/2013
XF-45	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	998.75	07/27/2013
AG-3	ANACS	Great Collections	88.00	04/28/2013
AU-53	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	2,115.00	04/16/2013
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	999.00	03/21/2013
VF-30	NGC	Stack's Bowers	1,293.00	02/22/2013
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	8,813.00	02/07/2013
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	165.00	01/09/2013
AU-50	NCS	Heritage Auctions	823.00	10/18/2012
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	920.00	07/12/2012
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,495.00	05/30/2012
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,380.00	05/30/2012
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,300.00	04/16/2012
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,610.00	01/03/2012
PO-1	NGC	Stack's Bowers	748.00	08/13/2011
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	460.00	08/11/2011
VF-30	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,035.00	08/11/2011
XF-45	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,216.00	03/31/2011
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	863.00	03/17/2011
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	460.00	01/17/2011
VF-30	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,035.00	01/05/2011
MS-64	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	14,950.00	11/03/2010
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,380.00	09/22/2010
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	5,175.00	08/11/2010
VF-30	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	978.00	01/06/2010
AU-55	NGC	Bowers & Merena	1,381.00	08/05/2009
XF-45	DGS	David Lawrence RC	259.00	05/07/2009
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	2,070.00	05/01/2009
MS-62	NONE	Stack's	2,530.00	03/01/2009
VF-30	ICG	Heritage Auctions	374.00	03/01/2009
XF-40	NCS	Heritage Auctions	322.00	03/01/2009
XF-40	NCS	Heritage Auctions	489.00	01/01/2009
AU-50	NCS	Heritage Auctions	518.00	12/24/2008
MS-60	NCS	Bowers & Merena	1,035.00	11/01/2008
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	12,650.00	10/01/2008
AU-50	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	1,639.00	09/01/2008
MS-64	NGC	Bowers & Merena	10,149.00	07/26/2008
PO-1	PCGS	Stack's	1,600.00	06/01/2008
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	4,600.00	05/28/2008
F-12	NCS	Heritage Auctions	253.00	05/28/2008
XF-40	NCS	Heritage Auctions	489.00	04/23/2008
VF-20	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	374.00	04/16/2008
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	8,050.00	04/01/2008
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	03/06/2008
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,495.00	01/09/2008
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	288.00	01/09/2008
F-12	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	243.00	01/09/2008
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,162.00	11/14/2007
MS-61	NONE	Stack's	3,220.00	10/16/2007
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,300.00	08/08/2007
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,438.00	07/12/2007
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,070.00	05/01/2007
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	1,265.00	05/01/2007
F-12	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	104.00	04/25/2007
VF-20	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	345.00	03/20/2007
VF-20	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	350.00	02/20/2007
AU-50	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	1,265.00	11/09/2006
MS-60	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,957.00	10/24/2006
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	10/24/2006
XF-40	NCS	Heritage Auctions	173.00	10/24/2006
AU-58	NONE	Scotsman	1,121.00	10/20/2006
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,888.00	09/13/2006
AU-58	ANACS	American Numismatic Rarities	1,265.00	06/21/2006
MS-60	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,185.00	06/01/2006
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	776.00	05/01/2006
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	868.00	05/01/2006
MS-64	NGC	American Numismatic Rarities	6,900.00	03/14/2006
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,313.00	01/04/2006
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	12/19/2005
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	9,200.00	11/03/2005
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,035.00	11/02/2005
AU-53	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,093.00	11/02/2005
MS-61	NGC	Bowers & Merena	1,380.00	10/27/2005
MS-62	NGC	Stack's/ANR	2,760.00	10/06/2005
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	431.00	09/26/2005
MS-64	PCGS	Superior Galleries	11,500.00	09/19/2005
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	6,325.00	07/27/2005
MS-64	NGC	Bowers & Merena	7,188.00	07/01/2005
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,198.00	06/29/2005
MS-63	NGC	American Numismatic Rarities	3,680.00	06/23/2005
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	978.00	05/09/2005
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,830.00	05/04/2005
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,380.00	03/24/2005
MS-63	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	4,830.00	03/10/2005
MS-64	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	9,488.00	03/10/2005
MS-62	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	4,485.00	02/23/2005
MS-62	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	2,760.00	01/12/2005
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	3,220.00	01/12/2005
MS-62	NGC	David Lawrence RC	2,588.00	11/28/2004
F-12	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	242.00	09/08/2004
AU-55	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	633.00	09/07/2004
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	368.00	07/26/2004
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	495.00	05/10/2004
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	6,325.00	05/05/2004
MS-61	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,380.00	05/05/2004
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,265.00	05/05/2004
VG-8	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	207.00	02/02/2004
MS-62	PCGS	Superior Galleries	2,760.00	09/14/2003
MS-63	PCGS	Superior Galleries	5,520.00	07/27/2003
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	920.00	07/26/2003
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	460.00	07/26/2003
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	748.00	07/26/2003
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,035.00	07/26/2003
MS-60	NONE	Scotsman	1,380.00	07/25/2003
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	472.00	06/02/2003
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	391.00	06/02/2003
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	4,600.00	05/14/2003
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	489.00	05/01/2003
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	10,925.00	03/20/2003
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,006.00	02/01/2003
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	288.00	09/17/2002
MS-62	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	3,680.00	07/31/2002
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	978.00	07/27/2002
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,530.00	07/27/2002
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	403.00	07/27/2002
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	920.00	04/25/2002
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	12,650.00	04/01/2002
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	604.00	02/24/2002
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	518.00	02/01/2002
VF-35	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	265.00	01/13/2002
MS-62	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	3,105.00	01/09/2002
MS-63	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	2,358.00	11/29/2001
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	196.00	11/18/2001
AU-55	NONE	Heritage Auctions	391.00	05/01/2001
AU-58	NONE	Heritage Auctions	575.00	02/01/2001
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,035.00	02/01/2001
AU-50	NONE	Heritage Auctions	518.00	10/01/2000
XF-40	NONE	Heritage Auctions	374.00	06/01/2000
AU-50	NONE	Heritage Auctions	805.00	05/04/2000
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	8,913.00	05/04/2000
AU-58	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	920.00	02/06/2000
AU-58	NONE	Heritage Auctions	587.00	01/08/2000
MS-62	NONE	Heritage Auctions	1,725.00	08/01/1998
MS-62	NGC	Superior Galleries	1,595.00	06/01/1998
MS-61	NONE	Bowers & Merena	4,180.00	04/01/1997
MS-63	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	2,530.00	09/30/1996
AU-55	NONE	Bowers & Merena	1,375.00	09/11/1995
MS-63	NONE	RARCOA	3,190.00	08/10/1990
MS-63	NONE	Numismatic Gallery	15.00	01/01/1945