1873-CC T$1 Trade MS(PCGS#7032)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

8465

Grade

MS61

Price

7,200

Lot Description

A satiny smooth, essentially brilliant Trade dollar with lively luster and an overall appearance that borders on a much finer grade. A numismatic prize from the first year of Trade dollar coinage, this Carson City Mint date is typically "<em>in low grades and/or chopmarked</em>" according to Breen. While 124,500 examples of the date were struck, the Trade dollar section of the <em>Bowers Encyclopedia</em> notes: "<em>So far as is known, not a single numismatist in 1873 was interested in collecting Trade dollars by mintmark varieties. Nearly all coins were shipped to the Orient, although a few apparently saw domestic use. Many of the exported pieces saw heavy use and were chopmarked</em>." Out of 35 Mint State examples certified by NGC, only a couple of dozen specimens have been graded finer than the present coin, none of those being above MS-65. We don't often see this date in any grade and we expect strong competition when this rarity crosses the auction block.