1872-CC

The 1872-CC Seated Liberty Dollar carries a 3,150-piece mintage at the Carson City Mint, the second-lowest Carson City Seated Dollar mintage of the series after the 1,376-piece 1871-CC. The 1872-CC carries the standard Christian Gobrecht obverse and the With Motto reverse that defines the Type 2 era from 1866 through 1873, with the CC mintmark positioned below the eagle on the reverse. The small production reflects continued limited western demand for silver-dollar coinage at Carson City, with the bullion deposits at the Nevada mint flowing more heavily toward subsidiary coinage and gold.

Strike quality on the 1872-CC varies across the small production, with examples showing the typical Carson City Seated Dollar characteristics. Liberty's head and the eagle's central feathers come up cleanly on early-die-state coins. Most surviving 1872-CC pieces grade VF to AU from circulation along the western trade routes, with PCGS, the Professional Coin Grading Service, and NGC populations clustering at VF and EF. Mint State examples are genuinely rare at all levels above MS62, with MS65 and above among the trophy pickups of the Carson City Seated Dollar subset. Survival is estimated at approximately 250 to 400 across all grades.

The 1872-CC is a recognized Key Date and one of the apex Carson City Seated Dollar entries alongside the 1871-CC and 1873-CC. Pricing trades at premium levels at every grade, with the climb to MS63 substantial and the gap from MS63 to MS65 dramatic. The 1872-CC pairs with the 1870-CC, 1871-CC, and 1873-CC as the complete four-year Carson City Seated Dollar subset. Counterfeit 1872-CC examples exist; added-CC alterations from genuine 1872 Philadelphia coins are the principal authentication concern. Certified slabs from PCGS or NGC are essential at any meaningful price level. For the Carson City Mint Seated Dollar production context and the broader Key Date framework, see the Seated Liberty Dollar series history.