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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3624308, member: 101855"]<b>1876-CC, </b>Mintage 10,000, Estimated number of survivors 19</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971838[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]971839[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]971840[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> This the rare Twenty Cent Piece. Almost the entire mintage was stored at the Carson City Mint, and never issued. Virtually all of the 1876-CC double dimes were melted in March of 1877 along with an unknown number of 1875-CC coins. Most of the survivors are in high grade although a couple of lower grade, problem pieces have cropped up at the major auctions.</p><p><br /></p><p> One might think that dishonest coin doctors have tried to fabricate a fake 1876-CC double dime by adding a “CC” mint mark to a Philadelphia Mint piece, but there is barrier to doing that. All of the known examples of the 1876-CC double dime have a doubled “LIBERTY” on the shield. That feature is simply too tough to fake on an altered piece. If you were to see a purported example without that feature, you will know immediately that it is a counterfeit.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>The Proof Issues</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1875-P, </b>Proof Mintage 2,790, Estimated number of survivors 600</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971841[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]971842[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> The reported Proof mintage of 2,790 pieces was quite high for this period of the 19th century. For example, the Proof mintage for the other silver pieces (dime, quarter, half dollar and Trade Dollar) issued in 1875 was 700 pieces. Clearly the mint anticipated a strong collector demand for the new double dime. Given the estimated number of survivors, it would seem that many of those coins did not sell, and were melted. The 1875 Proof double dime is second most common Proof twenty cent coin, just behind the 1876. The coin can usually be located for a price.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1876-P, </b>Proof Mintage 1,260, Estimated number of survivors 700</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971843[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]971844[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> The 1876 Twenty Cent Piece is the most common Proof double dime. The coin is often available at major shows and auctions.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1877-P, </b>Proof Mintage 350, Estimated number of survivors 400 (?)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971845[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]971846[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p> The 1877 Proof Twenty Cent Piece is the scarcest issue among the “collectable” double dimes. Recently auction prices for this piece have gone up over 100% in the last three years. Clearly some collectors and speculators have placed this coin on their “buy it now” lists for whatever reason.</p><p><br /></p><p> The mintage and number of survivors reported in the standard reference sources is confusing. Clearly there cannot be a mintage of 350 coins with 400 survivors. I believe that the original mintage was 510 pieces which matches the reported mintages for the dime, quarter, half dollar and Trade Dollar. Perhaps all of those silver coins were sold as sets, but the Twenty Cent Piece were withheld from the sets for some reason. My theory is that the number of survivors is around 350 pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>To be continued ...</u></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3624308, member: 101855"][B]1876-CC, [/B]Mintage 10,000, Estimated number of survivors 19 [ATTACH=full]971838[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]971839[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]971840[/ATTACH] This the rare Twenty Cent Piece. Almost the entire mintage was stored at the Carson City Mint, and never issued. Virtually all of the 1876-CC double dimes were melted in March of 1877 along with an unknown number of 1875-CC coins. Most of the survivors are in high grade although a couple of lower grade, problem pieces have cropped up at the major auctions. One might think that dishonest coin doctors have tried to fabricate a fake 1876-CC double dime by adding a “CC” mint mark to a Philadelphia Mint piece, but there is barrier to doing that. All of the known examples of the 1876-CC double dime have a doubled “LIBERTY” on the shield. That feature is simply too tough to fake on an altered piece. If you were to see a purported example without that feature, you will know immediately that it is a counterfeit. [B][U]The Proof Issues[/U][/B] [B]1875-P, [/B]Proof Mintage 2,790, Estimated number of survivors 600 [ATTACH=full]971841[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]971842[/ATTACH] The reported Proof mintage of 2,790 pieces was quite high for this period of the 19th century. For example, the Proof mintage for the other silver pieces (dime, quarter, half dollar and Trade Dollar) issued in 1875 was 700 pieces. Clearly the mint anticipated a strong collector demand for the new double dime. Given the estimated number of survivors, it would seem that many of those coins did not sell, and were melted. The 1875 Proof double dime is second most common Proof twenty cent coin, just behind the 1876. The coin can usually be located for a price. [B]1876-P, [/B]Proof Mintage 1,260, Estimated number of survivors 700 [ATTACH=full]971843[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]971844[/ATTACH] The 1876 Twenty Cent Piece is the most common Proof double dime. The coin is often available at major shows and auctions. [B]1877-P, [/B]Proof Mintage 350, Estimated number of survivors 400 (?) [ATTACH=full]971845[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]971846[/ATTACH] The 1877 Proof Twenty Cent Piece is the scarcest issue among the “collectable” double dimes. Recently auction prices for this piece have gone up over 100% in the last three years. Clearly some collectors and speculators have placed this coin on their “buy it now” lists for whatever reason. The mintage and number of survivors reported in the standard reference sources is confusing. Clearly there cannot be a mintage of 350 coins with 400 survivors. I believe that the original mintage was 510 pieces which matches the reported mintages for the dime, quarter, half dollar and Trade Dollar. Perhaps all of those silver coins were sold as sets, but the Twenty Cent Piece were withheld from the sets for some reason. My theory is that the number of survivors is around 350 pieces. [B][U]To be continued ...[/U][/B][/QUOTE]
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