1879-CC $1, PL MS(PCGS#7087)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

競売業者

Stack's Bowers

ロット番号

2132

グレード

MS64PL

価格

14,030

ロット詳細

An outstanding strike and condition rarity to represent this popular semi-key date Carson City Mint Morgan dollar issue. Untoned apart from the lightest golden tinting at the borders, bold field to device contrast dominates the in-hand appearance. Virtually full in strike with exceptional preservation for a Prooflike silver dollar that borders on Gem quality.<p>After a promising start with 2,212,000 coins struck in 1878, Morgan dollar production at the Carson City Mint fell off markedly in 1879. Only 756,000 pieces were produced in the latter year, and mintages would continue to fall through 1881. Despite its proximity to Nevada's rich silver mines, much of the bullion mined was sent to the more distant San Francisco Mint for coinage. There was so little bullion on hand at the Carson City Mint throughout 1879, in fact, the presses were still for much of the year. In our August 2013 sale of the Battle Born Collection, Rusty Goe reported that Superintendent Crawford received orders from his superiors in Washington, D.C. to cease coinage operations in April and lay off workers. The presses in Carson City remained idle until August, after which only 210,000 additional silver dollars were struck before the end of 1879. When added to the 546,000 coins struck prior to the Mint's cessation of operations in April, the total mintage for the 1879-CC amounted to just 756,000 coins, as previously stated. With a far smaller percentage of the mintage finding its way into numismatic hands through the various GSA sales of the 1970s, the 1879-CC is rarer than the lower mintage 1880-CC, 1881-CC and 1885-CC in Mint State. This issue, in fact, is the scarcest Carson City Mint Morgan dollar of the 1878 to 1885 era. Particularly desirable as a Choice Prooflike example, the present offering is sure to attract the notice of astute bidders.