1882-CC Morgan Silver Dollar NGC MS65

“CC” Morgans Saved From Destruction

No United States Branch Mint has a greater connection to the Morgan Silver Dollar than Carson City. After all, the Carson City Mint was established specifically to strike the vast quantity of silver being mined from the Comstock Lode, the greatest source of silver ever discovered in the United States! Rather than haul all the silver east to the Philadelphia Mint or transport it across the mountains to the San Francisco Mint on the West Coast, the Carson City Mint was constructed near the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Key-Date 1882 Carson City Morgan

Now you can add one of these historic Morgans to your personal collection with this Carson City Morgan struck in 1882. This particular date is considered by experts to be one of the better-struck Morgans. According to author and numismatist Miles Standish in his book Morgan Dollar, “The 1882-CC is a quality issue...most coins have attractive eye appeal and are well struck.” Not only is this a key-date Morgan Silver Dollar from the Carson City Mint, but it will come graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) as being in Gem Uncirculated Mint State-65 (MS65) condition.

Fast-Disappearing Low-Mintage Silver Dollars

While millions of Morgans were struck during the coin’s 28-year history, some of the most coveted are the CC Morgans. That’s because the Carson City Mint struck the Morgan Silver Dollar for just 13 years from 1878 to 1885 and again from 1889 to 1893. Unfortunately for today’s collectors, millions of Morgans were melted thanks to the Pittman Act of 1918. A generation later, the Silver Act of 1942 melted more Morgans. Many more fell victim to the melting pots in the early 1980s when the price of silver shot up to $50 an ounce. So, while millions of Morgans were struck from 1878 through 1921, massive silver meltings and the ravages of time have taken their toll. Today coin experts believe that only 15% of all Morgans ever struck remain in existence. And when you consider that only about 2% of the entire Morgan Dollar mintage was struck at the Carson City Mint, it’s a wonder any CC Morgans exist today! Don’t miss your chance to get one of these 1882-CC Morgans. Quantities are extremely limited so click it to your cart right now!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR COIN – The Morgan Silver Dollar—so named for its designer, U.S. Mint Assistant Engraver George T. Morgan—has stood the test of time. Struck from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, it was the coin of America’s “Wild West” and jingled in the coin purses of gamblers, gunfighters, soldiers and dance hall girls.
• CLASSIC DESIGNS – Morgan’s historic design depicts a profile of Lady Liberty on the obverse while the reverse features an eagle with outstretched wings. The model used for Liberty was Miss Anna Williams of Carson City, who Morgan declared to have the most perfect feminine profile he had ever seen.
• STRUCK IN GLEAMING AMERICAN SILVER – Struck in 26.73 grams of highly pure 90% fine silver from the famous Comstock Lode, the Morgan Silver Dollar is a big coin measuring 38.1 mm in diameter.
• LEGAL TENDER SILVER DOLLAR – Morgans were $1 legal tender and struck during the heyday of America’s Wild West era where coins were overwhelmingly preferred over paper currency.
• GEM UNCIRCULATED CONDITION – Your 1882-CC Morgan Silver Dollar has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) in Gem Uncirculated Mint State-65 (MS65) condition.
• THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING MORGANS – While millions of Morgan Silver Dollars were struck from 1878 through 1921, massive silver meltings and the ravages of time have taken their toll. Today coin experts believe that only 15% of all Morgans ever struck remain in existence!

The Morgan Silver Dollar is America’s quintessential “Wild West” coin. Here’s your chance to start or add to your Morgan collection by clicking one of these historic coins to your cart today!