1873-CC Liberty Seated Quarter. Arrows. Briggs 1-A, the only known dies. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS). With most survivors of this key date CC-Mint quarter heavily worn, the opportunity to acquire this sharp About Uncirculated example is worthy of serious consideration. Most design elements retain full striking detail, in fact, and ample luster is evident under a light. Both sides are a bit muted in appearance, although they have retoned rather nicely in a rich blend of golden-apricot and olive-gray. With no sizable marks present and light hairlines well concealed by the aforementioned toning, this coin is quite attractive for the assigned grade.<p>As with the other rare, key date Carson City Mint quarters dated 1870 to 1873, the 1873-CC Arrows was struck from a single pair of dies. This issue shares its reverse with the 1870-CC, 1871-CC and 1872-CC, although the 1873-CC No Arrows was struck from a different die. One of the leading rarities in both the Liberty Seated quarter and Carson City Mint coinage series, the 1873-CC Arrows has a paltry mintage of 12,462 coins, all struck during June and July. As with the other early CC-Mint quarters, there was no contemporary numismatic or other interest in saving examples, and commercial use was heavy. Rusty Goe (2020) accounts for only 45 to 60 survivors in all grades, an estimate that squares nicely with that of "50 known" reported in the current online version of the <em>PCGS Population Report</em>. The preceding estimate is less than that which Goe provides for the highly regarded 1870-CC (70 to 85 pieces known). This date seldom appears at auction at any level of preservation, and the opportunity to acquire an About Uncirculated 1873-CC Arrows usually comes along only once in a very long while. From the Lincoln Square Collection.
