1873-CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. WB-4. Rarity-4. Small CC. MS-63 (PCGS).This is a vividly toned, richly original example of a popular Carson City Mint issue. The obverse exhibits some mottling to reddish-apricot and steel-lilac patina, while the reverse is splashed with reddish-rose toning over a base of antique silver. Both sides are fully struck with billowy mint luster. Records from the Carson City Mint detail that 214,560 half dollars of the Arrows type were struck in 1873, some with a small CC mintmark, as here, others with a larger font CC mintmark. Most of these coins were worn out and eventually lost in circulation, while others were later melted. Indeed, only a tiny fraction of the mintage survives in Mint State, and this is one of the finest certified, as PCGS population data makes clear. Great demand comes to the fore with all the interest in Carson City Mint coins and we expect this handsome half dollar to sail away briskly when it crosses the auction block.
