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With a mintage as low as 400,000, the 1851-O Seated Liberty Dime is hard to find in the higher grades. Considered to be in fine condition, the 1851-O Seated Liberty Dime will contain wear that compromises the details of the coin. The New Orleans Mint had the most erratic career out of all the mints. It first opened its doors in 1838 to only close in 1861 for the Civil War. It wouldn't reopen its doors again until 1869 and run for 40 years before being decommissioned. The Old Mint still stands as a historic landmark and has been used as a storage facility, assay office, and fallout shelter.
The Seated Liberty Dime series began its production in 1837 and continued until 1891. The Seated Liberty design was used on the dime, quarter, and half dollar and would be replaced by the infamous Barber coin series. The dime underwent numerous revisions throughout its cycle as the US dime, creating varietal types for collectors. Some examples of these varieties are large and small dates, stars and no stars, drapery being removed, re-struck mint-marks, and a die crack at various stages of production. The Seated Liberty collection is not for the faint of heart and is mainly popular among experienced collectors.