1872-CC 10C AU53 Certification #43291899, PCGS #4657

CoinFacts Details

Expert Comments

Ron Guth

From its opening in 1870 to 1875, the Carson City Mint produced very few Dimes. At 35,480 coins, the 1872-CC had the largest mintage of the period, but that is such a tiny number compared to the more than 4.6 million 1875-CC Dimes made just three years later. Because of the distance between the Carson City Mint and the collectors back East, very few 1872-CC Dimes were saved. As a result, only a single Mint State example is known and the PCGS CoinFacts Condition Census drops all the way down to EF45.

The afore-mentioned Mint State example is the PCGS MS63 from the Battle Born and Eugene Gardner collections. Obviously the finest known representative of the date, it is on par with the unique 1873-CC No Arrows Dime. Every other CC-Mint Dime is known by at least two or more Mint State examples.

PCGS #

4657

Designer

James Barton Longacre

Edge

Reeded

Diameter

17.90 millimeters

Weight

2.48 grams

Mintage

35480

Metal

90% Silver, 10% Copper

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Region

The United States of America

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Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More

Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity by Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity by Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	200	R-7.0	3 / 67	5 / 122 TIE
All Grades	3	R-9.8	2 / 67 TIE	3 / 122 TIE
60 or Better	0	R-10.1	1 / 67	1 / 122

Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.
65 or Better	200
All Grades	3
60 or Better	0

Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.
65 or Better	R-7.0
All Grades	R-9.8
60 or Better	R-10.1

Relative Rarity by Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	3 / 67
All Grades	2 / 67 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 67

Relative Rarity by Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	5 / 122 TIE
All Grades	3 / 122 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 122

Condition Census Learn More

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	MS63 PCGS grade	James A. Stack, Sr. Collection - Stack's - Waldo E. "Pat" Bolen, Jr. Collection - Stack's/RARCOA/Akers 11/1995:2137, $29,700 - Rusty Goe, sold privately in 1/2005 - American Numismatic Rarities 1/2005:375, $71,300 - “Battle Born” Collection - Stack's/Bowers 8/2012:11103, $184,000 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part III - Heritage 5/2015:98245, $182,125
2	AU58 PCGS grade
3	AU53 PCGS grade	Lemus Collection - Stack's 10/2005:657, $40,250 - D.L. Hansen Collection
4	AU50 estimated grade	Heritage 8/2011:7080, $16,100
4	AU50 estimated grade

#1 MS63 PCGS grade

James A. Stack, Sr. Collection - Stack's - Waldo E. "Pat" Bolen, Jr. Collection - Stack's/RARCOA/Akers 11/1995:2137, $29,700 - Rusty Goe, sold privately in 1/2005 - American Numismatic Rarities 1/2005:375, $71,300 - “Battle Born” Collection - Stack's/Bowers 8/2012:11103, $184,000 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part III - Heritage 5/2015:98245, $182,125

#2 AU58 PCGS grade

#3 AU53 PCGS grade

Lemus Collection - Stack's 10/2005:657, $40,250 - D.L. Hansen Collection

#4 AU50 estimated grade

Heritage 8/2011:7080, $16,100

#4 AU50 estimated grade