1873-CC QUARTER DOLLAR -
ARROWHEADS AT DATE
(see also 1873-CC
Quarter Dollar - No Arrowheads at Date)
PCGS No: 5492
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 12,462
Proofs: 0
Designer: Obverse by Thomas
Sully, modified by Christian Gobrecht and Robert Ball Hughes, executed
by James Barton Longacre; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht, modified by
James Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±24.3 millimeters
Metal Content:
Silver - ±90%
Copper - ±10%
Weight: ±96.5
grains (±6.3 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "CC"
(for Carson City, Nevada) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
PCGS EF-45. Ex - Bowers & Merena
Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 171,
illustrated, sold for $13,800.00
NGC Fine-12. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000" Sale, August
6-7, 2000, Lot 5816, illustrated, sold for $4,140.00
ANACS Corroded VF Details, Net Fine-12. Ex- Heritage Numismatic
Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7,
2000, Lot 6136, plated, sold for $4,140.00
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-64.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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