1876-CC T$1 MS(PCGS#7042)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3410

Grade

AU55

Price

4,026

Lot Description

Sharply defined and lustrous for the grade, the otherwise brilliant surfaces exhibit blushes of reddish-gold iridescence at the upper obverse and lower reverse borders. The Carson City Mint struck just 509,000 trade dollars in 1876, one of the lowest outputs for a circulation strike issue of this type, and a considerable step down from the record (for the facility) of 1,573,700 pieces recorded for 1875. All of these 1876-CC coins were delivered between January and April of that year, after which the presses fell silent for this denomination until 1877. Along with the 1873-CC and 1877-CC, the 1876-CC is in the second rarity tier among Carson City Mint trade dollars, being less rare in an absolute sense than the key date 1878-CC, but more challenging to locate than the 1874-CC and 1875-CC. In circulated grades the 1876-CC is scarce, both with and without chopmarks. In Choice AU it is especially so and, indeed, our offerings at this grade level have been few and far between over the years.