1900-O/CC Morgan Silver Dollar. Top 100 Variety. MS-66 (PCGS).Frosty golden-tinged surfaces with a few blushes of warmer reddish-russet patina along the lower reverse border. Silky smooth in appearance with a razor sharp strike throughout. This popular variety was created when several leftover dies that had originally been earmarked for the Carson City Mint were retasked for use at the New Orleans Mint. These dies were returned to the Philadelphia Mint after July 1, 1899, when it became clear that coinage would not resume at Carson City. Once back in the hands of the engraving department, the CC mintmark was partially effaced from each die and overpunched with an O mintmark. Upon their arrival at the New Orleans Mint, these overmintmark dies were used to strike some of the 12,590,000-coin mintage for the 1900-O. Eagerly sought in all grades, the 1900-O/CC is scarce in Gem Mint State and always in demand among advanced specialists.
