1876 (CC) Dime Die Trial - J-1453b
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $45,600
- Sold
- Grade
- MS64
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
This die trial, struck in nickel, bears the CC mint mark of the Carson City Mint. The Carson City Mint operated from 1870 to 1893 in Nevada, established primarily to convert the vast silver output of the Comstock Lode into federal coinage. The obverse shows the Seated Liberty design with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around it (the stars had been replaced by the legend in 1860), and the reverse carries the CC mint mark. uspatterns judges that this piece and the two copper examples, Judd-1453a, were probably struck at Philadelphia as fantasies for a collector. The Judd-1453b designation links this die trial to the broader pattern and trial piece catalog, though its primary importance lies in its Carson City provenance. Reference data: struck in nickel with a reeded edge, rated unique. Catalogued as Pollock-1602. It appears to have been struck weakly on a three-cent nickel planchet.
Rarity Notes
unique (USPatterns.com)
Cross References
Judd-1453b; Pollock-1602
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