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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 2395835, member: 7638&quot;]And the grade is...</p><p><img src="http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/cks2007/DSC_0176_zpswv3thsae.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is special to me because it has the wide-spaced CC mintmark, unique to a single die used in 1873, 1874, and 1876.</p><p>The 1874 is the hardest to find of the 3, with a handful in graded holders and probably a few more au naturel.</p><p>This example has steel gray, mostly unmarked surfaces which are slightly prooflike.&nbsp; The weak reverse strike is typical for the issue, which can make grading somewhat confusing.</p><p>From a friend and Trade Dollar specialist who recently upgraded the example in his set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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