1876-CC QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5502
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 4,944,000
Proofs: None
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, NV) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-65. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale"
October 5-7, 2000, Lot 6139, plated, sold for $2,415.00
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 1471, illustrated,
sold for $3,680.00
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8142, not
illustrated, sold for $862.50
NGC MS-63. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale"
October 5-7, 2000, Lot 6138, not plated, sold for $701.50
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-67.
Sources and
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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