Without Motto On Reverse (1839 - 1853) |
Weight: 13.36 grams
Content: 90% silver 10% copper
Diameter: 30.6 millimeters
Below the eagle on the reverse.
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
| Year | Circulation | Proofs |
| 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) |
Content: 90% silver 10% copper
| Year | Circulation | Proofs |
| 1853 | 3,532,708 | About 10 |
| 1853 O | 1,328,000 | 0 |
With Arrowheads At Date, Without Rays On Reverse (1854 - 1855) |
Content: 90% silver 10% copper
| Year | Circulation | Proofs |
| 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) |
Content: 90% silver 10% copper
| Year | Circulation | Proofs |
| 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 |
Content: 90% silver 10% copper
| Year | Circulation | Proofs |
| 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) |
Content: 90% silver 10% copper
| Year | Circulation | Proofs |
| 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) |
Content: 90% silver 10% copper
| Year | Circulation | Proofs |
| 1875 | 6,026,800 | 700 |
| 1875 CC | 1,008,000 | |
| 1875 S | 3,200,000 | |
| 1876 | 8,418,000 | 1,150 |
| 1876 CC | 1,956,000 | |
| 1876 S | 4,528,000 | |
| 1877 | 8,304,000 | 510 |
| 1877 CC | 1,420,000 | |
| 1877 S | 5,356,000 | |
| 1878 | 1,377,600 | 800 |
| 1878 CC | 62,000 | |
| 1878 S | 12,000 | |
| 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 |
