1893-CC $1 Morgan Silver Dollar PCGS MS63

This would be a great type coin if you want one example of a rarity from the Wild West Carson City mint. It would also be a good example to have in a collection of all of the Carson City silver dollars. Ron Guth tells us, "The 1893-CC $1 is an immensely popular coin because of its Mint of origin, the fact that it is the last of the CC dollars, and because sufficient quantities remain .... The 1893-CC, along with the 1889-CC and the 1879-CC, is one of the three scarcest Morgan Dollars."

The year 1893 was the last of the Carson City Morgan dollar sub-set with the "CC" mintmark. David Bowers writes of them that, "surviving pieces are much loved, much desired by numismatists." Wayne Miller writes, "The typical 1893-CC has good luster, with worse than average abrasions, often centered on Liberty's face. Many uncirculated specimens are very poorly struck..." The 1893-CC is difficult to find in all grades, for the vast majority of them were released into circulation shortly after being minted. Bowers writes that these coins "are well known for being extensively bag marked, some actually appearing quite abused .... a piece [graded] MS-63 or finer, with minimum bagmarks is a numismatic find and is very special." Coinage of silver dollars was halted at the Carson City mint on May 23, 1893. Over the years, bags of 1893-CC dollars were paid out beginning in the 1920s, continuing into the 1950s, as well as during the Treasury release of 1962-1964. The GSA had a single piece in their inventory after 1964.