1873-CC

The 1873-CC Seated Liberty Dollar carries a 2,300-piece mintage at the Carson City Mint, the final Carson City Seated Dollar issue and one of the apex Key Dates of the entire Seated Dollar series. The 1873-CC carries the standard Christian Gobrecht obverse and the With Motto reverse that defines the Type 2 era, with the CC mintmark positioned below the eagle on the reverse. Production ran in January and February 1873 before the Coinage Act of February 12, 1873 ended Seated Dollar coinage entirely; the Carson City Mint then transitioned to the new Trade Dollar series for its silver-dollar output through 1878.

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