1877-CC Trade Dollar: A Carson City coin made for China became unwanted in its own backyard The 1877-CC Trade Dollar carries one of the great contradictions in American numismatics. Carson City struck it from Nevada silver. Yet the coin did not belong to Nevada commerce. Instead, the Mint made it for export, mainly through San Francisco and on to China. That backstory gives this coin its power. In 1877, the Carson City Mint stood close to the Co…
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