1879-CC Morgan Silver Dollar. VAM-3. Top 100 Variety. Capped Die. MS-62 DPL (NGC).A beautiful and deeply cameoed example of this popular Carson City issue. The fields are impressively mirrored and watery, sharply contrasting the richly frosted design elements across each side. Varying shades of ivory and bronze accent the complexion, complementing the overall well-composed surfaces. With strong eye appeal and superior technical quality, this piece represents a challenging find for specialists in the Morgan dollar series. <p>A key date issue, the present example has the added distinction of representing the scarcer Capped Die variety of the 1879-CC. The VAM-3 variety is actually a Large/Small CC overmintmark variety, with the initial mintmark style from the 1878-CC effaced from the die and replaced by a Large CC. The area of roughness around the mintmark is not due to die rust, as erroneously described in many numismatic references, but rather represents spalling of the metal off the die after it had been moved to efface the Small CC. This variety is even more elusive when found in Deep Prooflike condition, stressing the desirability of this example. <p><p>
