DDR's Carson City Seated Dollars 的钱币相册
On February 10, 1871 the Carson City Mint sprung to life, producing 2,303 Liberty Seated Dollars. Whether this example was produced on that day, I do not know, but over the course of the year, only 9,000 or so more were produced. This one, like many that will follow has that beautiful “circulated cameo” look. Whenever it was minted, this coin likely saw extensive use in the Old West. (Mintage 11,758; survivorship in circulated condition estimated at 310-600.)
A miniscule 1,376 Liberty Seated dollars were struck in 1871, of which probably only 75-125 have survived to this day. Why only 1,376 were struck in August 1871 and what happened to them immediately after striking are a mystery, but given that there are circulated survivors and uncirculated examples number in the single digits, it is likely they were all distributed locally. (Mintage 1,376; survivorship 75-125.)
Mintage picked up but only slightly in 1872, creating another scarce and desirable coin for collectors. (Mintage 3,150, survivorship 140-210.)
The 1873-CC is the rarest, and most expensive, of all of the Carson City Silver Dollars. 1,000 were minted in January of 1873 and another 1,300 in March. And then that was it, as the Carson City Mint turned to coining Trade Dollars for export to the Orient. Survivorship is tiny, less than 100 in all circulated grades. Some have speculated that the second group of 1,300 minted in March were quickly melted when the Coinage Act became law on April 1, or were turned in to be made into Trade Dollars. Whatever the reason, the 1873-CC Seated Liberty Dollar is recognized as a true rarity in any grade. (Mintage 2,300; survivorship 60-90.)