1891-CC $1 Morgan Silver Dollar PCGS MS63

Here's an affordable relic from the storied Carson City Mint to add to your collection. PCGS has graded 6,317 in MS63, with 5,323 finer.

A majority of 1891-CC dollars were released into circulation in 1891 and thereafter, resulting in a plentiful amount of worn coins available to collectors today. Bags were most likely melted under the 1918 Pittman Act. Other bags were paid out in the 1940s and 1950s, reaching a mix of dealers, collectors, and the general public. Most were gone by the time of the 1962-1964 Treasury release.

Silver dollar expert Wayne Miller writes, "The typical 1891-CC exhibits excellent luster with very frosty devices. Although usually well struck, flat struck specimens are not uncommon. Abrasions are usually heavy, and as such are the primary deterrent in locating a gem. The surfaces are often 'scruffy.' Consequently, gems have become very elusive." The GSA holdings of this date were slight: 5,687 or 0.35% of the original mintage. One interesting variety of 1891-CC is the VAM-3, the so-called "Spitting Eagle." However, don't be hoodwinked into paying a premium for this coin. It is not rare. In fact, it is the most common of the 1891-CC varieties.