Lot 1363
1878-CC Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Housed in NGC holder 138388-009. Frosty white example, a fabulous specimen! The Carson City Mint produced its final seated quarters in 1878 with a mintage of 996,000 pieces. This issue is not as elusive as the fabled 1870-CC, 1871-CC, 1872-CC, 1873-CC Arrows, or the 1875-CC, but high grade representatives are more difficult to locate than those of the 1876-CC and 1877-CC deliveries. In fact, this untoned Superb Gem is the single finest '78-CC Seated Quarter known to NGC and PCGS. Both sides are awash in scintillating mint frost with delicate golden tinting on the reverse and a mostly brilliant obverse. There are, however, a few whispers of color in the recesses of Liberty's portrait. Struck from lightly rusted dies, the surfaces are expectantly abrasion-free for the Mint State 67 grade level. Pop 1: the finest graded.
This variety shows the cancelled die line (raised line) across the upper part of Miss Liberty's thigh found on most Mint State survivors.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
Ex Heritage 1/2002 sale.
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| Realized $8,640 |
