1879-CC Morgan Silver Dollar. VAM-3. Top 100 Variety. Capped Die. MS-63 (PCGS).This sharply struck, softly frosted example has just the lightest golden-apricot peripheral toning to otherwise brilliant surfaces. It is a solid and attractive Choice quality representative of the scarcest Carson City Mint Morgan dollar of the 1878 to 1885 era. Although once considered more available than its Clear CC counterpart, the VAM-3 Capped Die is now rightly regarded as the scarcer of the two <em>Guide Book</em> variety of the key date 1879-CC. A significant find for the astute Morgan dollar variety collector or Carson City Mint enthusiast.From the Blue Ridge Mountains Portfolio.
