1881-CC $1 Morgan Silver Dollar, PCGS MS66 (CAC) - Relic of the Wild West!

This coin, from the storied Carson City mint, is a true relic of the romantic past of our nation. Such coins evoke the fabled history of the Wild West: Cowboys and Indians; the banks, bordellos and bistros that popped up almost overnight during the Gold Rush; and of course the gold and silver mines and the miners who worked in the belly of the earth. Without those men we wouldn't have such vestiges of the Wild West as the one offered here by AUCM.

Despite its low mintage, this is not a rare coin. David Bowers writes, "The low mintage of this issue and the popular Carson City mintmark contribute to the desirability." Ironically, this coin is a true rarity in worn grades--and actually difficult to find. Wayne Miller, who authored The Morgan and Peace Dollar Textbook, writes, "The typical 1881-CC has full, frosty luster and bold strike .... On the whole, the 1881-CC is probably the highest quality Morgan dollar struck at the Carson City mint." Bowers tells us that many were paid out during the 1930s, as well as a few more bags in 1954. GSA holdings were 147,485--49.82% of the original mintage.