1870-CC 25C MS(PCGS#5477)

1870-CC 25C MS (PCGS#5477)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Lot Description: Gentle, if heavy wear and absolutely perfect surfaces for an extensively circulated example of this coveted issue. The rim is generally worn into the peripheral features, especially on the reverse, but the central motifs are boldly outlined, date sharp, CC mintmark appreciable if a tad faint. Steel gray in the fields and golden gray elsewhere to provide a desirable circulated cameo appearance to impressively smooth surfaces.Just 8,340 quarters were struck in the inaugural year of the Carson City Mint, and the 1870-CC sits behind only the legendary 1873-CC No Arrows in terms of rarity within the Liberty Seated series. Virtually the entire issue was placed into circulation regionally, with most coins being worn down to grades of Fine and lower. Unfortunately, many of the survivors have been subject to environmental damage, cleaning and other mishandling, stressing the immense desirability of attractive and wholesome examples at all grade levels. Rated Rarity-5+ in Good and VG grades in Larry Briggs' 1991 reference The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of United States Liberty Seated Quarters, Rusty Goe accounts for just 70 to 85 survivors in all grades in his book The Confident Carson City Coin Collector (2020). This issue is unique in Mint State, represented at that level by the Eliasberg specimen, currently certified MS-64 by NGC.