After 25 years, I bought my first Carson City coin
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In all my time collecting, I’ve never owned a Carson City coin, despite visiting the mint & museum 20 years ago. As a type collector, CCs have always been in the “unnecessary expense” category, until I embarked on my 20c set.
This lovely Nevada-born lady—graded MS64—arrived this week, and I just took my own photos. The ‘75-CC is the toughest of the circulating issues (besides the ultra-rare ‘76-CC), and I like this example for a few reasons:
• well-struck for this issue (many have weakness on eagle’s wing & head and/or obverse shield & stars)
• both lustrous and toned, with nice originality & character
• CAC-approved, CAC pop 16 in 64 with just 21 higher
• price roughly triples in 65 so this is the “value grade”
Mintage was 133,290, which is more than 3x the Philly coin of the same year, but this issue is more popular as it's required for any CC enthusiast doing a denomination set. I love how far apart the mintmark letters are! (C—C)
Any and all comments welcome. 
I like the character shown in the TrueView, but in-hand the coin is a bit brighter.
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That's a keeper. The color and PL appearance are amazing.
Congrats after 25 years of non-CC ownership.
edited to add: And I've never owned a 20¢ piece.
If that is your first CC, wow! Great looking coin and congrats.
Congrats! Can't go wrong with CC coins!
I've had many, many CC's but never a 20¢ piece in MS. That is one WOW coin, congratulations!
bob
vegas, baby!
Lovely coin with great luster, really nice addition to a great set!
Nice coin!
Congrats on a great pickup!
I too finally joined the CC club in August picking up 2 new Carson’s!
I’ll agree, the price of admission is steep!😉
Wow!
Beautiful, to say the least.
Dazzling and inspiring!
Smart choice to possess in one's collection.
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Wow just wow!
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What a great coin!! Congratulations!!
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gotta love it
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Awesome!
Unbelievable CC, and look at that luster! Congrats!
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Wonderful coin, congrats on the new addition.
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That is a really nice 1875-CC double dime. It beats my example by a wide margin. It has original surfaces AND is well struck. Many of these coins are poorly struck on the upper part of the eagle’s left wing and the corresponding area on Ms. Liberty’s shield.
Stunning!! 👍🏻 👍🏻
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Super coin!
Very nice coin and a great strike. What took you so long?
A 20 cent piece no less!
That’s an awesome way to start!
Congratulations.
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Superb acquisition, all around.
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Amazing eye appeal!!
What a spectacular specimen!!
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Oooooh, I love that one! It's beautiful!
I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.
Looks like you've got a fabulous coin...high accolades all around and 35 LIKES as of right now!!! It's really a beautiful coin~
Great choice for your first CC coin!
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The 1875-77 CC dimes are abundant and very affordable in lower grades, but of course if you don't collect seated dimes they would qualify as an "unnecessary expense".
Nice type coin. If you ever get tired of it, there's a market that will swoop it up, anytime.
Bill, I’m glad she earns your approval as I trust your eye and expertise in this series. The eagle’s strike can be quite weak, as you said, and I wasn’t sure if I’d find an example that was “all there” until I saw this one. I’m trying to be patient and only buy each coin in this set once, and I think I succeeded on this one, at least.
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