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1876-CC twenty-cent piece, obverse and reverse with the CC mintmark below the eagle — the example sold by Heritage Auctions in April 2009, not necessarily the PCGS MS65 that realized $690,000 in August 2024, on which the FLOAT constituent is priced. Fewer than 20 survive.
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1876-CC Twenty Cent Piece

Maker
U.S. Mint (Carson City)
Year
1876
Rank
82 of 100

1876-CC Twenty Cent Piece

1876-CC Twenty Cent Piece by U.S. Mint (Carson City) (1876) is ranked 82 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $690,000 in August 2024. The key date of the short-lived twenty-cent denomination — nearly the entire Carson City mintage was melted; fewer than 20 known.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The key date of the short-lived twenty-cent denomination — nearly the entire Carson City mintage was melted; fewer than 20 known.

20c silver, Liberty Seated twenty cent, CC mintmark, PCGS MS65

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$690,000
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
August 2024

Heritage Auctions, August ANA US Coins Signature. 1876-CC Twenty Cent, PCGS MS65, realized $690,000, leading a $53M+ sale. Fewer than 20 survive.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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