1872-CC $1 MS(PCGS#6969)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3189

Grade

XF40

Price

23,180

Lot Description

Well defined with bold detail throughout and plenty of sharper definition remaining in the recesses. Both sides are warmly and evenly toned in golden-gray, the surfaces impressively smooth for a CC-Mint Liberty Seated dollar that saw 20 points of circulation.<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, with most 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. Those for CAC-approved examples are very rare, and advanced specialists in Liberty Seated dollars and Carson City Mint coinage would be wise to take full advantage of this significant opportunity.