1875-CC

The 1875-CC Trade Dollar is the third-year Carson City issue at 1,573,700 pieces, ranking second to the 1874-CC in Carson City Trade Dollar output and continuing the strong CC production pattern that supplied the western export trade. The 1875-CC carries the Type I obverse and Type I reverse hubs that define the early series, with the CC mintmark positioned below the eagle on the reverse. Carson City production was concentrated in the first half of 1875, with the majority of the mintage struck before midyear shipping delays.

Strike quality on the 1875-CC varies across the production run, with many examples showing the soft central definition typical of Carson City Trade Dollar work and some late-die-state coins exhibiting moderate die wear in the obverse fields. Liberty's head and the eagle's central feathers come up cleanly on early-die-state coins. Most surviving 1875-CC pieces grade VF to AU from heavy circulation along the western and Asian trade routes, with PCGS, the Professional Coin Grading Service, and NGC populations clustering at VF and EF. Mint State examples are scarce above MS62 and genuinely rare at MS65 and above.

The 1875-CC is a regular common date for the Carson City subset and the most accessible mid-grade CC Trade Dollar of the series. Pricing trades at the standard CC Trade Dollar level, well above non-CC issues but well below the Semi-Key 1873-CC and Key Date 1878-CC. The 1875-CC pairs with the 1874-CC and 1876-CC as the matched mid-series Carson City trio at the regular pricing tier. Certified slabs from PCGS or NGC are the standard purchase route given the prevalence of cleaning, polishing, and rim damage in the raw market. The 1875-CC also appeared in early western circulation studies and remains a familiar collector pickup through modern Carson City Trade Dollar set-building. For the Carson City Trade Dollar production context and the 1887 redemption history that shaped modern survival rates, see the Trade Dollar series history.