1885-CC Morgan Silver Dollar. MS-67 (PCGS). CAC. A stunning condition rarity to represent this eagerly sought CC-Mint Morgan dollar issue. The reverse is brilliant, and intensely so, while the obverse is beautifully toned in swaths of steel-gray, antique gold, powder blue, reddish-rose and orange-apricot iridescence. Both sides are semi-prooflike in the fields with sharply defined, satiny design elements. Silky smooth in appearance with eye appeal to spare.<p>An extremely popular issue with the third lowest mintage among circulation strike Morgan dollars, the 1885-CC was produced to the extent of just 228,000 pieces. A sizable percentage of the original mintage (148,285 coins, or 64.9%) was distributed through the various GSA sales of 1972 to 1980, however, which fact has made Mint State examples readily obtainable in todays market. Even so, this issue is rare above the MS-66 grade level. At PCGS/CAC MS-67, this specimen is among the very finest certified survivors. It is a serious find for the collector assembling the finest set of Carson City Mint coinage or Morgan silver dollars.
