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1871-CC $1 MS61 ANACS. An 1871 Carson City dollar in any condition is the centerpoint of any silver dollar offering. With so few Uncirculated 1871-CC dollars known, the appearance of this MS61 ANACS dollar has to be considered an extraordinary event. The coin is unmentioned in any of the customary rosters of Carson City Seated dollars, and, as such, deserves to be recorded and duly noted for posterity. Few others are destined to join this illustrious list.
The Carson City Mint produced just 1,376 silver dollars in 1871, making it the lowest mintage of any CC silver dollar. Most entered general circulation and found significant use, judging by the relatively large number of circulated examples vs. the paucity of Uncirculated pieces. Total survivors are estimated at 175 pieces or so in all grades -- a tiny number for collectors of this increasingly popular series. Only the 1873-CC silver dollar is slightly rarer (despite its larger mintage, since it was a date that saw significant melting).
This MS61 example is, like most, semiprooflike and well-struck with the exception of some weakness at the head and star 8. The rough ride at the Carson City Mint and points west left a few abrasions that account for the numeric grade assigned by ANACS. Subdued silver-gray and reddish-lilac surfaces with underlying mint luster give the coin an original, old silver appeal. As with apparently all high-grade examples of the date, the diagnostic remnant of a misplaced "1" appears on the dentils below the stem of the 7 in the date. Dollar enthusiasts searching for an exceptional 1871-CC silver dollar will take note of this opportunity to acquire an extremely rare BU example of the date as the highlight of their Seated dollar collection.
From The Pellegrini Collection, Part IV.
HID02901242017
1871-CC $1 MS61 ANACS. An 1871 Carson City dollar in any condition is the centerpoint of any silver dollar offering. With so few Uncirculated 1871-CC dollars known, the appearance of this MS61 ANACS dollar has to be considered an extraordinary event. The coin is unmentioned in any of the customary rosters of Carson City Seated dollars, and, as such, deserves to be recorded and duly noted for posterity. Few others are destined to join this illustrious list.
The Carson City Mint produced just 1,376 silver dollars in 1871, making it the lowest mintage of any CC silver dollar. Most entered general circulation and found significant use, judging by the relatively large number of circulated examples vs. the paucity of Uncirculated pieces. Total survivors are estimated at 175 pieces or so in all grades -- a tiny number for collectors of this increasingly popular series. Only the 1873-CC silver dollar is slightly rarer (despite its larger mintage, since it was a date that saw significant melting).
This MS61 example is, like most, semiprooflike and well-struck with the exception of some weakness at the head and star 8. The rough ride at the Carson City Mint and points west left a few abrasions that account for the numeric grade assigned by ANACS. Subdued silver-gray and reddish-lilac surfaces with underlying mint luster give the coin an original, old silver appeal. As with apparently all high-grade examples of the date, the diagnostic remnant of a misplaced "1" appears on the dentils below the stem of the 7 in the date. Dollar enthusiasts searching for an exceptional 1871-CC silver dollar will take note of this opportunity to acquire an extremely rare BU example of the date as the highlight of their Seated dollar collection.
From The Pellegrini Collection, Part IV.
HID02901242017