United States 1893-CC dollar

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Scotsman sale, July 2012, lot 724
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This specimen was lot 724 in Scotsman's Midwest Summer Sale (St. Louis, July 2012), where it sold for $____. The catalog description noted, "1893-CC PCGS MS-64. Beautiful platinum-white overall, with a dainty touch of apricot on Liberty's lightly frosted portrait, and the eagle's center. Sharply defined luster revolves readily and steadily through the fields, accenting extremely well struck details. This is evidently VAM-1 with just a mild die clash noticeable on the reverse." This issue from the Carson City mint is rare. The type was struck 1878-1904 and 1921, with the Carson City mint participating 1878-85 and 1889-93. Most Carson City mintages are low but large numbers were preserved in government vaults and dispersed in the 1970's and 1980's, making them readily available today.

Recorded mintage: 677,000.

Specification: 26.73 g, 0.900 fine silver, .773 troy oz ASW, 38.1 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by George Morgan.

Catalog reference: KM 110.

Sources:

  • Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
  • Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Garcia, James, and Jay Woodside, The Midwest Summer Sale, St Louis, MO: Scotsman Auction Co., 2012.
  • Van Allen, Leroy, and A. George Mallis, Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars, 4th Ed., Worldwide Ventures, 1998.
  • Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.

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