1873 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. MS-63 (PCGS).；This handsome, boldly toned example displays iridescent apricot undertones to dominant pewter gray patina. The strike is universally bold, and the surfaces are satiny in texture and quite nice for the assigned grade. The 1873 is the final Philadelphia Mint issue in the Liberty Seated silver dollar series, with a mintage of 600 Proofs and 293,000 circulation strikes. Circulation strikes of this year are often grouped with the 1871 and 1872 issues, the trio being described as the most available circulation strike Liberty Seated dollars of the Motto design type. However the 1873 is much scarcer than the 1871 and 1872 in all grades, and it is decidedly rare in Mint State. Undoubtedly, many examples were destroyed in the Mint after the Act of February 12, 1873, abolished the standard silver dollar, among numerous other provisions. This Choice quality coin is sure to elicit strong bids from a host of advanced collectors.；
