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, 3 Vertical	SH, C
Reverse Die States	b

Comments: This is the only use of Obverse 1 and the only use of Reverse 1870-CC E in 1873.
Reverse 1870-CC E was previously used in 1870 to strike 1870-CC OC-8.

Obverse 1
The photo below shows the Obverse 1 attribution grid.

1873-CC Obverse 1 attribution grid

Obverse 1 Die States

Perfect die.
Light die clashing visible in the fields above
and below Miss Liberty's right arm.

No later die states have been observed.

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

1870 Reverse E mintmark

Reverse 1870-CC E Die States

Perfect die.
Faint signs of die clashing. The most notable mark is a line extending from the tip of the upper leaf to the left wing.

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

Photo credits:

Obverse 1 and Reverse 1870-CC E: 1873-CC NGC MS61, ex. Eliasberg - Gardner, from the Heritage archives.