Comments: Excerpts from the Heritage Auction Archives description;

1876-CC 10C MS65 Specimen NGC. Struck from the Type One reverse hub, the surfaces on this piece are indistinguishable from a Philadelphia Mint proof of this era. The fields are deeply mirrored and there is no trace of cartwheel around the devices. Likewise, the striking details are fully brought up in all areas. The rims are even and squared off with complete denticulation on each side. We do not know the occasion for striking this coin, but we can safely speculate that it was probably tied to Centennial celebrations in Nevada in the summer of 1876. Each side of this important coin is covered with deep, variegated golden, cerulean blue, lime-green, and gray toning. As for distinguishing marks that could be used for pedigree purposes, the only one that might be used is a small contact mark on Liberty's bent arm near the elbow.

In the Heritage Auction Archives description, the assumption was made that the above reverse die was the Greer Reverse A / Fortin Reverse E. A close review of the mintmark scans shows that this is not the case and I have eliminated those references in the Heritage excerpt. Instead this reverse die is listed separately as Reverse P by the author. This die pair will be used for business strike. See Variety 121a.

Plate Coin: Heritage Auction Archives, NGC Specimen MS65

1876-CC Type I Reverse Varieties 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 107a, 107b, 108, 108a, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 116a, 117, 118, 119, 120, 120a, 121, 121a, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132

1876-CC Type II Reverse Varieties 101

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