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1879-CC $1 MS PL

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Silver): 0.7734 oz +13.77%
$29.33
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Obverse Description

Portrait of Liberty centered. On the left are found 7 stars with the words E*PLURIBUS*UNUM followed by 6 stars on the right. The date is positioned at the bottom.

Reverse Description

The heraldic eagle is centered holding a bunch of arrows and branch surrounded by and olive leaves. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * ONE DOLLAR frame the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears above the letters DO of DOLLAR.

Catalog Information

GSID: 7453
Designer: George T. Morgan
Obverse Designer: George T. Morgan
Obverse Lettering: E PLURIBUS UNUM, LIBERTY, 1879
Reverse Designer: George T. Morgan
Reverse Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN GOD WE TRUST, ONE DOLLAR
Fineness: 0.9
Weight (gr): 26.73 gr
Weight (oz): 0.8594 oz
Precious Metal Weight: 0.7734 oz
Strike Type: Business
Diameter: 38.1
Coin Shape: Round
Edge: Reeded
Coin Date: 1879-CC
Denomination: $1
Designation: MS
Mint Location: Carson City
Mint Mark: CC
Mintage: 756,000
Coinage Type: Morgan silver dollar
Coinage Years: 1878-1921
Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
PCGS #: 7087
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Coin Value History
1879-CC $1 MS PL
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1879-CC $1 MS PL
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Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Silver): 0.7734 oz +13.77%
$29.33
GSID:7453 PCGS:7087 Shop related

Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Grade CAC CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS65 CAC $43,000 $1,234
MS65 - $37,000 $1,234
MS64 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS64 - $1,234 $1,234
MS63 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS63 - $1,234 $1,234
MS62 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS62 - $1,234 $1,234
MS61 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS61 - $1,234 $1,234
MS60 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS60 - $1,234 $1,234
AU58 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU58 - $1,234 $1,234
AU55 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU55 - $1,234 $1,234
AU53 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU53 - $1,234 $1,234
AU50 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU50 - $1,234 $1,234

Auction Prices

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1879-CC $1 MS65+ Prooflike PCGS. CAC....
$66,000
Sold 4/30/2025
Heritage Auctions
1879-CC $1 MS64 Prooflike PCGS....
$14,400
Sold 1/17/2025
Heritage Auctions
1879-CC $1 MS63 Prooflike PCGS....
$8,700
Sold 1/17/2025
Heritage Auctions
1879-CC $1 MS62 Prooflike NGC....
$7,500
Sold 12/13/2024
Heritage Auctions
1879-CC $1 MS61 Prooflike NGC. ...
$5,400
Sold 12/16/2021
Heritage Auctions
$1 1887/6 PCGS MS66 CAC NORTHERN LIGHTS
$10,281
Sold 1/26/2017
Legend Numismatics
$6,143
Sold 9/20/2010
Bonham LLC
1879-CC $1 MS60 Prooflike PCGS. ...
$4,025
Sold 5/2/2010
Heritage Auctions
$2,242
Sold 5/4/2005
Scotsman Coin & Jewelry
1879-CC $1 MS65 Prooflike PCGS. CAC....
$37,200
Sold 7/20/2023
Heritage Auctions
1879-CC $1 MS64 Prooflike PCGS....
$17,040
Sold 8/17/2023
Heritage Auctions
1879-CC $1 VAM-5 MS63 Prooflike PCGS. Form a small mintage of 756,000 pieces, the 1879-CC is the second-rarest Morgan dolla...
$8,700
Sold 12/3/2023
Heritage Auctions
1879-CC $1 MS62 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (72/191). NGC Census: (37/105). CDN: $7,680 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. ...
$8,700
Sold 6/20/2022
Heritage Auctions
1879-CC $1 MS61 Prooflike NGC. ...
$4,465
Sold 11/2/2016
Heritage Auctions
1879-CC S$1, PL
$1,155
Sold 6/1/1996
Heritage Auctions
1879-CC $1 MS65 Prooflike NGC. ...
$28,800
Sold 1/14/2022
Heritage Auctions
1879-CC $1 MS64 Prooflike PCGS. ...
$13,800
Sold 5/6/2022
Heritage Auctions
1879-CC $1 MS63 Prooflike NGC. CAC. Normal mintmark. Already scarce because the Carson City Mint was short of silver bullio...
$11,100
Sold 3/6/2023
Heritage Auctions
1879-CC $1 NGC/GSA MS62 PL (With Box and COA)
$9,011
Sold 5/9/2022
DLRC
1879-CC $1 MS61 Prooflike NGC. ...
$4,025
Sold 9/11/2011
Heritage Auctions
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