Low Ball 1873-CC Trade Dollar or 1873 Philly??

Not my coin, owner believes it to be a 1873-CC Trade Dollar. I will admit I didn't have time to loupe this coin when I photographed it. Upon looking at the placement of the mint mark from NGC's website, I'm going to say...


Maybe? The red line is where I believe the MM location should be. Below the upper red line is where I believe I see a pillar for the second C....

 

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I see the right hand "C" beneath the "S" of GRAINS.

 

I think it’s got a good chance. I see the c. Here’s mine mine has a different mm than your coin. Different dies

 

I’d send it to pcgs and see what they say

 

Off at NGC currently

 

That works too

 

No way to tell, as I see it. Now, it could be, but in those photos, it is very uncertain.

 

Indeed a CC!

 

Perhaps it’s better in-hand or some other attribute was used?

@Insider

 

They can always change it before it is finalized. But that's a good sign.

 

"BooksB4Coins, posted: "Perhaps it’s better in-hand or some other attribute was used?"

They could count the edge reeds.

 

Would they actually go to those lengths to confirm it?

 

I think there could have been enough to determine. I thought I saw the mm in pics and in hand is better

 

I cannot speak for "them" but that's the job and that's the way it worked at the TPGS's I worked at. Whatever it takes. That included trips from DC to NYC on a few occasions!

I count the edge reeding on at least a dozen coins a month - either to confirm authenticity or for my diagnostic records. Been doing it since 1972. Started as an idea I had to authenticate one type of heavily counterfeited gold. Unfortunately, I discovered that all of the dates/mints had the same reed count!
Happily, this is not true for other coin types.

 

I would be disappointed if they were not willing to go those lengths.