Eureka! I have found it! 1875-CC “Wide CC” Trade Dollar
mbogoman
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Now there are three. The “Wide CC” (1.2mm) Trade dollars are a well known subset of the series among Trade dollar collectors. Starting with the 1873-CC and ending with the 1876-CC, a small number from each year were minted using the same reverse die with a 1.2mm wide, small cc mint mark. Until recently, the only examples were from 1873, 1874 and 1876. All are rare or scarce, with the 74-CC generally thought of as the toughest, followed by the 73 and then the 76. For years collectors wondered about the apparent gap year of 1875, searching in vain for an example. Then, a couple years ago a board member here found the first 1875 “Wide CC” and shortly after that another was found. Both have issues, grading XF details (one is cleaned, the other has minor rim damage). Last week I plucked this one off of Ebay. It is a very wholesome looking coin, grading VF30 at PCGS. At this time, it is the only known, no problem straight graded example of this very rare variety, which kinda makes it the “Finest Known”. It completes the “Wide CC” subset for me. I am SO stoked to have found it!
Cheers!
mbogoman
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Congratulations mbogoman on finding a rare coin for your subset coin collection! It looks to be a very nice one, again, congrats on finally finding one for yourself!
Very nice! A very rare die combination; no examples of this reverse die can be considered common, but this is the king of the set.
Your thoughts, @Crypto ?
Very nice pickup- too bad it doesnt have a chop mark :d
seriously though, congrats. that is one of the tough ones!
Minor Variety Trade dollar's with chop marks set:
More Than It's Chopped Up To Be
Congrats on getting your white whale!
It looks very nice even if it were the common variety!
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Very nice coin! Congrats.
Awesome and I'm happy for you.
Love the look of it too.
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Way to go sir. I love the look of that one.
Wow good for you!
What a find! Congratulations. and a beautiful looking circulated trade dollar, regardless of rarity.
That's awesome! Congratulations!!
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Due diligence and knowledge pays off. Good find
Nice Wholesome Coin!
Congrats on having the tenacity to not give up and finding the last piece to complete your Trade Dollar wide "C C" short set.
I would be stoked too.
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Congrats, nice looking coin. Persistence pays off.
@mbogoman. Divecchia beat me to the "I'd be stoked too" comment.
I most certainly would be.
Pete
Congratulations @mbogoman!
Sweet!
Very cool coin... Well done! Does this coin complete the Trade dollar set completely or is it just the subset? What’s next on the list.
Congrats, I too was wondering, not jokingky, about the absence of chopmarks, would you rather have a td with or with out the marks for your subset?
Huge congrats, that is much nicer than the one that I found
I prefer no chops. None of my Trade dollars are chopped.
mbogoman
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I never set out to build a complete Trade dollar set when this all started many years ago. First it was just a CC Trade dollar for my silver dollar type set. Then I decided to build a CC dollar set. Then about 7 years ago I saw Crypto's old Hub-Type set in the Registry and I was hooked! I have been lucky enough to have acquired almost all of the rare, tough, hard to find varieties, many in the "wild". Right now, all I have left to acquire are some "commons": 73-S, 74-S, 75-S Type 2 and 77-P (I'm looking for the DDO on this one). I strive for original looking coins in choice XF to AU58, but of course with some of the tougher varieties you take what you can get. At some point this year I'll be putting my set up on the Registry - just haven't got around to it yet...
mbogoman
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/classic-issues-colonials-through-1964/zambezi-collection-trade-dollars/7345Asesabi Lutho
Congratulations on a unique find.... Your set sounds impressive. Look forward to seeing it. Cheers, RickO
Holy Crap
Only the third known and the only graded example. I agree with the others that say that is a charming example of a CC dollar even without the super Cool 1.2mm Wide CC. You are a scholar and a gentlemen and I applaud you for how you built your set. I actually miss the Wide CCs and the 76s DDO the most. Those were the coins that always were the first to come out of the box.
The 75cc wide is up there with the
75p type 1/1 (in UNC)
76p Type 2/2 (in UNC)
76s DDO (graded)
75cc wide (any)
are the kings of the set and define the collector
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Jealous
I have been following his set for a few years and his hunting has been refreshing to see compared to some low comprehension trophy hunters. It is the studying and friends that make the hobby. The looking and finding.
The money and profit/ loss aspect can make you lose sight of the history and comparing your coins to other peoples will always make you see the flaws in yours. A grade or sticker doesn’t make a coin, the owner’s comprehension of what they (ok “he” 99.9999% of the time) have does IMHO
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Very nice! I just picked up the 74 wide CC PCGS50 at FUN for my Variety Type Set.
Congrats!! Intensely tough coin to find! Great job! One of three known!!!!!! Keoj
What are the conditions of the three known examples? I pulled an image off the internet some time (?) ago of a
raw XF/AU.
One has a very slight rim ding. No cleaning, just a rim impact. Barely discernable but correctly attributed.. Grade is approx. VF 30 to XF 40.
Congrats, super nice find! I'm so glad you got it.
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only chopped for me
Minor Variety Trade dollar's with chop marks set:
More Than It's Chopped Up To Be
This is the same story for me. I really thought it was only going to be a type coin. How was I wrong!
Minor Variety Trade dollar's with chop marks set:
More Than It's Chopped Up To Be
Welcome to the dark side!!!
lets see it!
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I found the 76-cc wide with a chop... but thats most common of the 4.
it's XF cleaned
Minor Variety Trade dollar's with chop marks set:
More Than It's Chopped Up To Be
I will definitely get a pic when I can.