1874-CC Liberty Seated Dime. Fortin-101, the only known dies. Rarity-6--Rim Clip--EF Details--Edge Repaired (PCGS).A well defined, overall pleasing example of this legendary key date among Carson City Mint dimes. Both sides are boldly to sharply struck with minimal wear that suggests an AU details grade. Pleasingly toned, the surfaces exhibit dominant silver gray patina that yields to warmer olive-charcoal in the protected areas around the design elements. A shallow planchet clip at 3 oclock is noted, as is an edge disturbance at 9 oclock, the latter explaining the PCGS qualifier. With few other marks of consequence, there is certainly a lot of "coin" here relative to the assigned grade.Early Carson City Mint dimes are among the most difficult of the entire Liberty Seated design type to obtain at any grade level. There was next to no numismatic interest when the 10,817 examples of the 1874-CC entered circulation, and the coins remained largely in the Western states to serve the needs of the local community. By the time interest in mintmarked coinage grew, there were very few opportunities to acquire an 1874-CC dime in any grade, let alone at or near Mint State. Carson City Mint expert Rusty Goe estimates that only 35 to 50 pieces are extant and Dave Bowers wrote, "any example is a numismatic prize," in our August 2012 catalog for the Battle Born Collection of Carson City Mint Coinage. After only the unique 1873-CC No Arrows, the 1874-CC is the rarest Liberty Seated dime, and the offering of a lightly circulated example is a significant occurrence in todays market.PCGS# 4669. NGC ID: 23BL.From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection.</em>
