Lot 1749
1870-CC Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded AU-53 PQ. Well struck and white. The surfaces are semi-prooflike and in some areas deeply mirrored. Liberty's device is mark free except for a small tick mark on the top of her left knee. Below stars 9 & 10 in the field there is a small nick. On the reverse, a small vertical hairline scratch the top of the N to the middle talon of the eagle's right claw. Both obverse and reverse have minor hairlines. The mintmark on the reverse has both of the C's connected at their individual top and bottom serif.
The year 1870-CC is a magical date in U.S. numismatics, especially due to the heavy hitting gold rarities of that year. Only 12,462 silver dollars were minted at Carson City in 1870 and any choice AU example is rare. Few mint state survivors are known to exist and a group of MS63's are the finest. The present example is choice for the grade we consider this piece to be a choice AU example. Housed in an old PCGS green label, fat letter holder. PCGS has graded 23 in AU-53, 30 in AU-55, 12 in AU-58 and 5 in MS-62 (PCGS # 6964) .
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500.
The Michael M. Magdic Collection.
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