1872-CC $1 MS(PCGS#6969)

February 2025 Showcase Auction - U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1116

等级

MS62

价格

192,002

详细说明

As one of the few uncirculated survivors of this elusive Carson City Mint issue, this handsome coin stands tall among our extensive Liberty Seated dollar offerings through the years. Predominantly light silver gray in appearance, both sides also reveal blushes of pale peach and vanilla patina across the surfaces. The strike is well executed with bold to sharp detail over most design elements and just a trace of friction visible on the reverse. The in hand appearance is attractive and uncommonly smooth for the assigned grade.<p>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 eventually shipped to China, where there was a great appetite for silver metal. Writing in his 2020 reference <em>The Confident Carson City Coin Collector</em>, 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 EF and AU examples tend to be few and far between. For Mint State survivors they are even fewer, not surprising since Rusty Goe asserts that only 17 to 20 coins are extant at this level. Advanced specialists in Liberty Seated dollars and Carson City Mint coinage would be wise to take full advantage of this significant opportunity.