1873-CC No Arrows Seated Liberty Dime

Intriguing History

On March 3, 1873, the Carson City Mint delivered 12,400 dimes without arrows. Five were sent to Philadelphia for the annual Assay Commission, and the rest were melted as old-standard coins once the Coinage Act of 1873 took effect. One example survives. It was exhibited at the American Numismatic Society in 1914 labeled "Only specimen known," sold for $170 in 1915, and was bought by Louis Eliasberg for $4,000 in November 1950.

Key Features

• •Mintage: 12,400. Known: 1. Sale history: $170 (1915, Wayte Raymond); $3,650 (June 1950, Menjou sale); $4,000 (Nov 1950, Eliasberg); $550,000 (1996, Eliasberg estate); $632,500 (1999, Bolen); about $1.8 million (August 2012, Battle Born Collection, Stack's Bowers); $3.6 million (January 2023, Heritage FUN, PCGS MS65). Sources: Stack's Bowers; Numismatic News.