The brilliant silver white surfaces of this Superb Gem 1880-CC Morgan dollar allow full appreciation of a boldly cameoed finish. Mirrored and reflective, the fields support devices that are frosty in texture with a generally bold strike. The surfaces are silky smooth and at the threshold of numismatic perfection.As a Carson City Mint issue with a low mintage of 495,000 pieces (net after melting), the 1880-CC Morgan dollar has always been popular with collectors. Thanks to the widespread distribution of examples during the 1950s, early to mid 1960s and, especially, through the various GSA sales of the 1970s, the 1880-CC is readily obtainable in Mint State. Most such pieces are of the Reverse of 1879 hub variety, as here, a fair number of which are either Prooflike or Deep Mirror Prooflike. On the other hand, the delicate reflective fields of these prooflike coins were particularly susceptible to abrasions and other distractions during years of indifferent storage and handling on the part of government employees. As a result, the typical PL or DMPL survivor encountered in todays market grades no finer than MS-64. The present example, at the MS-67 PL level, is truly memorable and numbers among the finest certified and most visually appealing pieces available to numismatists.,,PCGS# 7101. NGC ID: 2542.,PCGS Population: 1; with a single MS-67+ PL finer in this category.,
