1873-CC $1 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar NGC AU55

“The 1873-CC is the rarest Liberty Seated dollar from the Carson City Mint”—David Bowers

Here’s a truly rare piece that would be perfect for the sophisticated numismatist to add to his or her collection.

The Coinage Act of 1873 eliminated the Liberty Seated silver dollar, replacing it with the Trade dollar earmarked for the China trade, but not before the Carson City Mint struck 2,300 examples of the old design in January and February of that year. In his book, The Confident Carson City Coin Collector, Rusty Goe estimates the surviving population to be 85-100 examples in all grades, making the 1873-CC a great rarity.

NGC has graded 2 as AU55 with only 8 finer. Collectors Universe prices this issue at $145,000.00 in AU55.

The finest known example of the 1873-CC Liberty Seated dollar, graded PCGS MS65. Photo: PCGS Coinfacts.

David Bowers writes of this issue:

The 1873-CC is the rarest Liberty Seated dollar from the Carson City Mint… It is presumed that although 2,300 were struck, most were melted. Based upon the ratio of surviving pieces, I estimate that no more than 1,000 reached the channels of circulation, and the number may have been closer to 750.… there are very few 1873-CC dollars to be had in any grade, and a great deal of patience is often required to locate one.