1846 $1 Liberty Seated Dollar #3

The Assay Commission found that Philadelphia Mint silver (of all denominations, as a class) coined in 1846 was .9013 fine, significantly above the statutory .900 (but still within the legal variation of .897 to .903), a very rare situation (see also 1846-O).  During the first six months of 1847, deposits of silver at all the mints amounted to $8,906,544.21, a greater amount than in any other entire year, with the exception of 1843. (The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1848, Boston, James Munroe & Co., 1847, pp. 114-115.) Circulation strike mintage: 110,600; Delivery figures by month: June: 73,000; July: 28,000; November: 9,600.