Jon Lorenzo Business Strike Trade Dollar Collection
1874-CC


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: TRADE DOLLARS
Item Description: T$1 1874 CC
Grade: PCGS MS 64
Owner: Jon Lorenzo
 
Winning Set: Jon Lorenzo Business Strike Trade Dollar Collection
Date Added: 8/19/2004
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

THIS COIN: This example is from a reverse die with the two letters of the "CC" mintmark closely spaced. It is a highly lustrous, well-struck example with wisps of lilac and rose toning especially on the reverse.
BACKGROUND: Almost all Trade Dollars are difficult to locate in Choice and Gem conditions, even when they are purported to be common dates. Although there are exceptions, San Francisco Mint issues are most plentiful, followed by the Philadelphia and Carson City Mints. In 1874 most of the Carson City mintage of 1,373,200 pieces were shipped to China. All early year Trade Dollars were not yet popular with collectors and even less popular was those collecting mint mark specimens. Additionally, many strikes from the Carson City Mint in 1874 were weak and/or irregular accounting for very few graded in higher mint state conditions.

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