1873-CC Trade Dollar. AU-58 (PCGS).This is an essentially brilliant example, although direct lighting calls forth pale gold and wisps of powder blue iridescence. The strike is sharp over all but a few isolated design elements, and the surfaces retain plenty of satiny mint luster. The 1873-CC is the premier trade dollar issue from the Carson City Mint. The full mintage came in at just 124,500 pieces, and most of these were shipped to China as intended for trade coinage. From the initial production in July of 1873, local depositors were paid out 2,580 trade dollars on July 23. Very few of these trade dollars survived in Mint State grades, keeping pressure high for attractive Choice AU coins like that offered here.