1873-CC OC-1

1873-CC OC-1

Die Pair	1-1870-CC E
Date Grid	JR of LE / 5-2.5/ VS down
Obverse Die States	a

Estimated Rarity	R4+
1, 1 Vertical	SH, C
Reverse Die States	b

Comments: Comments to be determined

Obverse 1
The photo below shows attribution lines for the obverse 1 date.

1873-CC Obverse 1 Attribution Grid

This is the only business strike obverse die.

Obverse 1 Die States

Perfect Die.

No later dies states have been observed.

1870-CC Reverse E
1870-CC Reverse E is one of the two medium-wide CC reverses first used in 1870. It was retired after its 1870 use, used again in 1873 to strike the limited number of coins minted at Carson City that year. The next photo shows the mintmark position.

1870-CC Reverse E Mintmark
1870-CC Reverse E Die States
Reverse 1870-CC E die states include:

Perfect Die.
The die has clashed very lightly. The most notable clash mark is a raised line from the upper leaf tip to the left wing.

The clashing noted above occurred in 1870, so all 1873-CC examples have a state b reverse.