1872-CC $1 MS(PCGS#6969)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2125

Grade

XF45

Price

10,200

Lot Description

A boldly to sharply defined example of this challenging CC-Mint entry in the Liberty Seated dollar series. Both sides are dressed in deep steel-olive and coppery-gray patina with flashes of underlying cobalt blue and antique gold iridescence evident as the surfaces rotate under a light. Cleaned at one time, hardly unusual for a lightly circulated Liberty Seated dollar, and revealing no singularly distracting marks.<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. Most, however, eventually found their way into the United States' export trade, with Asian markets the ultimate destination, where there was a great appetite for silver metal. Writing in the excellent 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. Advanced specialists in Liberty Seated dollars and/or Carson City Mint coinage would be wise to take full advantage of this opportunity.