1880-CC $1 MS(PCGS#7100)

1880-CC $1 MS (PCGS#7100)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Losbeschreibung: This vividly toned beauty is a visual treat. Both sides exhibit dominant reddish-gold iridescence that yields to crescents of even bolder steel-blue patina along the upper obverse and lower reverse borders. Sharply struck throughout with a smooth, satiny texture and remarkable surface preservation.<p>As a Carson City Mint issue with a low mintage of 495,000 pieces (net after melting), the 1880-CC Morgan dollar has always been popular with collectors. Thanks to the widespread distribution of examples during the 1950s, early to mid 1960s and, especially, through the various GSA sales of the 1970s, the 1880-CC is readily obtainable in Mint State. Most such pieces are of the Reverse of 1879 hub variety, as here, and most grade no finer than MS-65. Even so, the persistent collector should be able to obtain an MS-66 without too much difficulty. Superb Gems in MS-67 and MS-67+, however, are another matter entirely. This issue, as are all Carson City Mint Morgan dollars, is a significant condition rarity in the grade offered here, a fact that is sure to result in spirited bidding for this lot.<p>Arguably the most popular Morgan dollar issue with VAM variety collectors, the 1880-CC combines the magic of the CC mintmark with a number of dramatic overdates. VAM-5 is one of these varieties, the 8/High 7, although for the present example neither the overdate nor the VAM attribution are noted on the NGC insert.