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1873-CC T$1 MS63 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:24,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1873-CC T$1 MS63 PCGS
<B>1873-CC T$1 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> The 1873-CC Trade dollar saw a low mintage of only 124,500 coins, second only to the classic 1878-CC. According to Dave Bowers in his <I>Silver Dollars and Trade Dollars of the United States</B></I>, third edition (2006), the "first 2,580 pieces were released to local depositors on July 23, 1873." The balance of the scant mintage of 1873-CC dollars were exported to China and, as evinced by the limited availability of Uncirculated examples today, very few made the journey unharmed. <BR> Attractive olive-gold patination slightly subdues the cartwheel luster, more so on the obverse. However, the razor-sharp details and distraction-free surfaces throughout seem to suggest a higher grade. For the specialist, the reverse die used to strike this coin is distinguishable by the position of the mintmark and, more interestingly, by a small engraver's mark that bisects the top of the D in DOLLAR. We anticipate aggressive bidding activity on this conservatively graded 1873-CC dollar. Population: 10 in 63, 5 finer (12/07).<BR><I>From The Rare Coins of New Hampshire Collector Set.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> William Barber<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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