Lot 1281
1874-CC. PCGS graded AU-55. Mostly untoned. Strong residual luster plays on vivid reddish gold surfaces. Choice and problem-free for the grade, with only the tiniest of marks present when viewed under low magnification. Another notable rarity, this time from the Carson City Mint, one of 21,198 examples of the date struck.
The standard for the 1874-CC is a well-circulated coin, Very Fine or Extremely Fine. Anything higher is especially rare. Regarding the About Uncirculated grade, Douglas Winter and Lawrence Cutler, suggested that this is in the middle range of Rarity-7, with, perhaps, six to eight pieces known in all of the numismatic world, since updated with the advent of third-party grading and the normal turnover of rarities collections, a few coming into the market each year. Just as swiftly for the 1874-CC, they return to the shadows where they may not appear again for ten or twenty years! The present coin among the finer ones we have cataloged in terms of its surface integrity and decent (if not bold) strike; it will be a treasure in the cabinet of its next owner. Pop 15; 9 finer, 7 in 58, 2 in 62. (PCGS # 8334) .
Estimated Value $12,000 - 13,000.
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