Morgan CC Silver DollarWhat makes the Morgan CC Silver Dollar so popular? There are a few very good reasons why this Morgan silver dollar is treasured above most other Morgan silver dollars by investors and collectors alike. After reading this article, you may want to add one or more CC Morgan Silver Dollars to your collection. The Carson City Mint, which produced the Morgan CC Silver Dollar, was in operation from 1870 through 1893 - a total of 24 years. The minting of Morgan CC Silver Dollars occurred for only 13 of those years, from 1878 through 1885 and again from 1889 through 1893. Approximately
13,862,000 Morgan Silver Dollars were minted by the Carson City Mint, the
least of any of the five U. S. Mints that produced The scarcity of Carson City Morgan Silver Dollars is probably the primary reason for their popularity. 13,862,000 is a very large number but after the Pittman Act of 1918 authorized the melting of 270,232,722 Morgan dollars, no one can say for sure how many Carson City Morgan Silver Dollars are still in existance. Below I have listed the quantity of Carson City Morgan Silver Dollars minted for each of the 13 years. CC Morgan Silver dollars with dates of 1881, 1885 and 1889 are especially rare due to their low mintage. You can expect to pay a healthy premium when buying any of these lower mintage silver Morgans.
Be sure to consult with a few different dealers before you buy any Carson City Morgan Silver Dollars. Premiums can vary widely - especially with uncirculated and Mint State coins. If these are out of your reach, you can shop for some nice circulated Morgan CC Silver Dollars in the VF, XF and AU grades.
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Morgan silver dollars. Even the
Denver Mint, which produced silver Morgan dollars for only one year (1921)
produced 20,345,000. It is estimated that only 2% of all Morgan dollars ever minted bear
the "CC" mint mark.