George F. Seavey formed an extensive collection that was displayed at the Boston Numismatic Society meeting of February 4, 1869, and was described as a complete collection. At the time, mintmarks were not considered important, thus the collection would have been essentially complete by date. His collection was cataloged for auction sale to be held in 1873. Although 150 copies of the catalog were printed by W.H. Strobridge, the auction was canceled when Lorin Parmelee bought the entire collection intact.