1870-CC $1 MS(PCGS#6964)

1870-CC $1 MS (PCGS#6964)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

详细说明: OC Die State a/a. A brilliant, boldly defined AU example that retains ample evidence of a satin to semi-prooflike finish from the dies. One of only four Carson City Mint issues in the Liberty Seated silver dollar series, the 1870-CC is also the most available in today's market. The 2,303 examples delivered on February 11 of that year represent the beginning of coinage operations at this branch mint. By year's end an additional 10,159 coins were struck for a total mintage of 12,462 pieces. (Carson City Mint expert Rusty Goe believes that the oft-quoted figure of 11,758 coins struck is an error made by numismatists who overlook two additional deliveries of coins, one made prior to June 30 and the other in August.) The novelty of these large silver coins with the CC mintmark resulted in a fair number of examples being snatched up by residents in and around Carson City at the time of issue, with others spared from being melted when they made their way into Treasury Department stocks in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today we can account for upward of 700 survivors, most of which are well worn and grade no finer than VF. Given the extreme rarity of Mint State examples, this PCGS AU-50 - scarce in its own right - is sure to find its way into an advanced Carson City Mint or silver dollar collection.