1873-CC half dollar errors?

CaptHenway

There is a story in the March 25 Numismatic News about two error 1873-CC halves.
Didn't we have a thread about those? I cannot find it.
TD

Coinosaurus

That caught my eye too. I vaguely recall seeing a double-struck 1873-CC half in a B&M sale, ca. 1992.

savoyspecial

are these the pair that reside at the Nevada Museum? i believe Will Robins (GoldenEye) did an article for either NN or CW a while back if so

commoncents05

<< <i>are these the pair that reside at the Nevada Museum? i believe Will Robins (GoldenEye) did an article for either NN or CW a while back if so >>



I agree, GEN should know more about them.

-Paul

savoyspecial

disregard my above post, i went back and looked and the errors discussed in that article were a pair of CC Trade Dollars, not half dollars.......sorry for the confusion

GoldenEyeNumismatics

I'm the author of the March 25 article, plus an article with a much more extensive history behind the pieces published last April.

As of now, the current 1873-CC errors I'm aware of are:

a reverse die cap half dollar
a broadstruck mate to that half dollar (according the Fred Weinberg, the mate is within a few strikes of the reverse die cap, suggesting more mates may be out there)
a double struck (relatively minor double strike) half dollar
a broadstruck, "obverse brockage on reverse" trade dollar

I'm also quite confident a mate to the above trade dollar also exists, but I have no idea where it is today (but I could tell you where it was in 1950).


Long story short, this is far too many dramatic errors to occur in such a short period of time, from a mint which took quite a bit of pride in itself and its product. Additionally, the person's collection from whom at least two of the errors originated, also held an 1876-CC 20c, and was a prominent figure in Nevada (particularly in Carson City and Pioche), in the 1870s through the end of the century.

Certainly seems like this person (Dr. Simeon L. Lee) had connections to within the mint, and had the ability to acquire some special coins.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

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