1875-S/CC T$1 Chopmarked MS(PCGS#87040)

1875-S/CC T$1 Chopmarked MS (PCGS#87040)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Lot Description: The 1875-S/CC trade dollar is an intriguing anomaly that was not discovered for nearly a century and continues to be the only known overmintmark in the trade dollar series. An example offered in New Netherlands' sale of December 1963 may be the earliest public appearance. The circumstances surrounding the 1875-S/CC trade dollar are unarguably deliberate in that there are two distinct reverse dies that demonstrate the overpunching, creating a secondary variety within a challenging subset. The FS-501 variety, as offered here, exhibits a prominently misplaced CC notably to the right of the S, while the FS-502 variety has a much more centered and subtle CC foundation. A brilliant coin, this minimally circulated piece is bright and frosty throughout. Several chop marks are noted, most in and around the central obverse, and while some of the design elements are (partially) obscured as a result, the strike is sharp as made.