1872-CC $1 MS(PCGS#6969)

June 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2035

等级

AU50

价格

97,460

详细说明

Low Mintage 1872-CC Silver Dollar Rarity 1872-CC Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. OC-1, the only known dies. Rarity-3+. AU-50 (PCGS). OGH. Uncommon AU preservation for this highly regarded rarity in the Carson City Mint silver dollar series. Both sides are sharply struck with enough of the finer detail remaining to suggest a Choice AU grade. Considerable luster is noted, as well, the fields revealing semi-reflective tendencies as the coin dips into a light. Accuracy, however, compels us to mention a curious glossy texture and light hairlining that point to an old cleaning. Retoning naturally in dusky golden-gray, freedom from sizeable or otherwise individually mentionable abrasions is also a noteworthy attribute for this 1872-CC dollar. The Carson City Mint produced only 3,150 silver dollars in 1872. Repeating a standard scenario for early gold and silver issues from this coinage facility, the 1872-CC dollars were routinely released into local and regional commerce. Probably some were shipped to China, where there was a great appetite for silver metal. Writing in the excellent 2020 reference The Confident Carson City Coin Collector, CC-Mint expert Rusty Goe estimates that 250 to 300 exist today in all grades. A similar estimate by Dick Osburn and Brian Cushing (2018) suggest just 250 surviving pieces in total. The latter acknowledge a small hoard of about 100 examples having been distributed in 2015 through 2017, though in general market appearances for straight-graded AU examples tend to be few and far between. Advanced specialists in Liberty Seated dollars and/or Carson City Mint coinage would be wise to take full advantage of this significant opportunity. PCGS# 6969. NGC ID: 24ZK. Click here for certification details from PCGS.