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The 1893-CC Morgan dollar is one of the most famous and scarcest of all regular-issue Morgan dollars. Adding to its allure is that it is the last of the CC-mint Morgan dollars, hailing from the legendary Carson City Mint. Yet, there are just enough survivors for this piece that it remains obtainable, and there are plenty of specimens on the market at any given time.
The coin is relatively common through MS62, much scarcer in MS63, extremely scarce in MS64, and exceedingly rare in MS65 or higher grades. PLs are extraordinarily tough in any grade, with a handful known in the MS65 range. DMPLs are downright rare, with none known in the Gem level. Beware, many counterfeit 1893-CC Morgan dollars are on the market masquerading as the real deal. Buy certified when possible, unless confident in the ability to decipher authentic raw pieces from counterfeits.
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.
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Key to Collecting: The 1893-CC is, sadly, the last of the Carson City dollars—ending a romantic numismatic era. Today, surviving pieces are much loved, much desired by numismatists. Mint State 1893-CC dollars are well known for being extensively bagmarked, some actually appearing quite abused. Accordingly, the majority of Mint State pieces are in lower MS grades. A piece MS-63 or finer, with minimum bagmarks, is a numismatic find and is very special. Discount poor strikes and “baggy” coins, and you’ll find that remaining pieces in the marketplace are few and far between. A really choice 1893-CC in any grade from MS-63 upward will be a find. Many attractive circulated coins exist and for many buyers will neatly fill the 1893-CC space.
Surface Quality: Average or below average, sometimes the lightness on the reverse not only being at on the eagle’s breast (as expected) but also on the extremities of the wings. Luster is often satiny and attractive, although there are exceptions. Excessive bagmarks often negate any appeal luster might have.
Prooflike Coins: Prooflike pieces are elusive and are usually lightly struck at the centers.
Mintage and Distribution: Delivery figures by month: January, 130,000; February, 150,000; March, 140,000; April, 120,000; May, 137,000; June–December, 0. The coinage of silver dollars was suspended at the Carson City Mint on May 23, sounding the death knell for the most plentiful denomination, by far, among CC issues. In ensuing years, many bags and single coins of various dates (no accounting was kept) were paid out. On July 1, 1899, the status of Carson City as a mint was offcially ended, although no coins had been struck since 1893. As of that time there were 5,008,552 Carson City dollars stored there. By July 1, 1900, there were no dollars in the Carson City building. The remaining coins were shipped to vaults in the San Francisco Mint and the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C. From these depots, bags were paid out in the normal course of business as early as 1920, continuing over the next three decades, at which time little numismatic notice was taken of them. In the 1950’s more bags were released, with Harry J. Forman handling at least 10 toward the end of the decade. The well ran dry, and the General Services Administration had only one 1893CC dollar in its inventory after 1964. The Redfield hoard (1976) contained a few thousand, many of which were scraped by a counting machine used to inventory the pieces.
VARIETIES:
Positional varieties exist for the date logotype and mintmark letters, none of which is spectacular, these from 10 obverse dies sent to Carson City plus 5 reverse dies, the last to add to usable dies still on hand.
Catalog Information
GSID:
7610
Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Lettering:
E PLURIBUS UNUM, LIBERTY, 1893
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:
1893-CC
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Carson City
Mint Mark:
CC
Mintage:
677,000
Coinage Type:
Morgan silver dollar
Coinage Years:
1878-1921
Composition:
90% silver; 10% copper
PCGS #:
7222
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Coin Value History
1893-CC $1 MS
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Greysheet & CPG® Values
| Grade | CAC | CPG Value (Retail) | Greysheet Price (Wholesale) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS66 |
|
$252,000 | $1,234 |
| MS66 | - | $216,000 | $1,234 |
| MS65 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS65 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS64 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS64 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS63 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS63 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS62 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS62 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS61 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS61 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS60 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS60 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU58 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU58 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU55 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU55 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU53 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU53 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU50 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU50 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| XF45 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| XF45 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| XF40 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| XF40 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| VF35 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| VF35 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| VF30 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| VF30 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| VF25 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| VF25 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| VF20 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| VF20 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| F15 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| F15 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| F12 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| F12 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| VG10 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| VG10 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| VG8 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| VG8 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| G6 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| G6 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| G4 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| G4 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| AG3 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| AG3 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| AG2 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| AG2 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| P1 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| P1 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
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1893-CC $1 MS64 PCGS. VAM-2A. ...
$17,080
1893-CC $1 MS63 NGC. VAM-5. ...
$9,455
1893-CC $1 Good 6 PCGS. CDN: $420 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Good 6 . Mintage 677,000. ...
$488
1893-CC $1 VF35 PCGS. CDN: $1,550 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF35. Mintage 677,000....
$1,586
1893-CC $1 XF45 PCGS. CDN: $2,750 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. Mintage 677,000....
$2,806
1893-CC $1 VF25 PCGS. CDN: $920 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF25. Mintage 677,000....
$1,068
1893-CC $1 VF30 PCGS. CDN: $1,200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF30. Mintage 677,000....
$1,220
1893-CC $1 Fine 12 PCGS. CDN: $640 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Fine 12. Mintage 677,000....
$702
1893-CC $1 XF40 NGC. CDN: $2,350 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF40. Mintage 677,000....
$2,440
1893-CC $1 VF20 PCGS. CDN: $880 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF20. Mintage 677,000....
$976
1893-CC $1 VG8 PCGS. CDN: $460 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VG8 . Mintage 677,000....
$512
1893-CC $1 Good 4 PCGS. CDN: $380 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Good 4 . Mintage 677,000. ...
$427
1893-CC $1 AU55 PCGS. The 1893-CC is one of a few Carson City Morgans that are scarcer in circulated grades than in Mint St...
$4,392
1893-CC $1 MS62 NGC. ...
$6,710
1893-CC $1 MS65 PCGS. ...
$109,800
1893-CC $1 AU53 PCGS. VAM-2A,...
$4,800
1893-CC $1 AU58 PCGS. VAM-2A....
$6,000
1893-CC $1 AG3 PCGS. CDN: $245 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AG3 . Mintage 677,000. ...
$288
1893-CC $1 AU50 PCGS....
$4,320
1893-CC $1 VG10 PCGS. Mintage 677,000. ...
$504
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