Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC)

Welcome to the website of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club. The Liberty Seated Collectors Club is a not-for-profit group of over six hundred collectors and dealers dedicated to the study and attribution of the American silver Liberty Seated coinage of the 19th century. Social interactions at a host of regional meeting venues throughout the United States are a key element of the "LSCC Experience."

Please browse our website for news, upcoming events, educational programs, resources for collectors, and membership information. See for yourself why the LSCC is the best investment in numismatics.

Upcoming Events
The following are regional coin shows or events at which the LSCC has a presence.
→ Hover over name below for details of the event
→ Click for the event website.

Whitman Baltimore Summer Expo, May 24 Whitman Baltimore Summer Expo
Baltimore MD, at the Baltimore Convention Center
No club table - meeting only. Friday May 24 at 9:00 a.m.
Educational program: Liberty Seated Dollars

Long Beach Expo, June 6-8 Long Beach Expo
Long Beach CA, at the Long Beach Center
Club table, BCCS-LSCC Social, Thursday 6:30 p.m. Rock Bottom Brewery.

Raleigh Money Expo, June 7-8 Raleigh Money Expo
Raleigh NC, at the NC State Fairgrounds Expo Center
Educational programs: The Fascinating Trade Dollar
Club table with exhibits

Mt. Kisco Coin and Collectibles Fair, June 9 Coin and Collectibles Fair
Mount Kisco NY, at the Holiday Inn Mount Kisco
Club table, educational programs..

ANA's World's Fair of Money, August 13-17 ANA's World's Fair of Money, August 13-17
Rosemont IL, at the Donald Stephens Convention Center
Club table exhibits, educational programs
LSCC Annual Meeting: Thursday August 15, 9:00 a.m., Room 23

LSCC News

Recordings of SeatedFest education programs available There were numerous educational programs presented at SeatedFest II in Baltimore during the 3-day LSCC convention. These programs were videotaped by David Lisot of CoinTelevision and are made available here, courtesy of David Lisot and also the Newman Numismatic Portal. To watch one or more of the programs, click left or go to the Recordings page.

Photo of William Barber discovered! Unveiled in Baltimore at the SeatedFest II convention and announced in the March E-Gobrecht, we are pleased to present the first known photo of William Barber (1807-1879), 5th Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint and designer of the Trade Dollar and Double Dime. The photo is made available for download and use in publications. To see and download the photo (in multiple formats and sizes), click left or go to the photo page.

May issue of the E-Gobrecht! See all the other latest LSCC news:

Headline: LSCC at CSNS
Stories from the Club Table, by Dennis Fortier
Images from April 2019 LSCC Tables
Last chance to register for Developing a Passion for Liberty Seated Coinage at the ANA Summer Seminar
Quarter of the Month, by Greg Johnson - The 1857-O Briggs 7-C
The Curious Collector by Len Augsburger - This and That
SeatedFest II Videos now online!
Regional News, by Dennis Fortier -- Adding a Local Flavor to the Regional Program
Challenging Years LSCC Survey - Deadline is May 15th
LSCC Calendar
Auction News, by Craig Eberhart

The current issue of the E-Gobrecht can be found here by clicking the image to the left (5.8 mb).

Remembering John McCloskey John McCloskey, Past Predident of the LSCC passed away on December 15, 2018. John was a giant in numismatics, and served as President of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club and Editor of Gobrecht Journal Editor for 40 years. To see a few photos and read remembrances from club members, click the smiling image of John at left.

Recordings of 2018 LSCC Annual Meeting available The video files of the recently-held LSCC Annual Meeting in Philadelphia are now available. The video files are very large!. To see them, go to the Recordings page...

Images of many of the remarkable documents and ephemera will be available for download soon.