Fabled Key Date 1889-CC Morgan Dollar

Significant DMPL Mint State Quality

1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar. MS-61 DMPL (ICG).

Exceptional quality and eye appeal for this eagerly sought key date issue in the Carson City Mint Morgan dollar series. Bright and brilliant, the surfaces allow ready appreciation of deeply mirrored reflectivity in the fields. Sharply to fully struck, the design elements are further distinguished by a softly frosted texture. The 1889-CC is the rarest Morgan silver dollar from the fabled Nevada coinage facility, handily outdistancing its two closest rivals, the 1879-CC and 1893-CC. Just 350,000 examples were struck between the resumption of coinage operations at Carson City in October 1889 and the end of that year. Given that this issue is scarce even in worn condition, few 1889-CC dollars seem to have found their way into circulation during the late 19th or early 20th centuries. Rarer still are Mint State survivors, most of which entered numismatic channels through limited distributions from federal holdings through the early 1960s, predominantly from the San Francisco Mint. Given its key date status and elusive nature at all levels of preservation, any 1889-CC silver dollar is greeted with considerable excitement when offered at auction. This particular example is especially desirable given the coveted DMPL designation as part of the grade.

PCGS# 97191.