1881-CC Morgan Dollar


1881-CC Morgan Dollar

Circulation Mintage: 296,000
Obverse Text: 1881 | LIBERTY | E PLURIBUS UNUM
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ONE DOLLAR | IN GOD WE TRUST | CC

Guidelines for Collecting:

Coinage at the Carson City Mint was suspended from April 1 to October 1, 1881. Accordingly, only 296,000 silver dollars were struck this year, the second lowest mintage of the early 1878-1885 series. As such, the 1881-CC should be a rarity today, but it is not. Large quantities of the 1881-CC were stored by the Treasury to be released in the mid-20th century. Today, this variety is easy to find in Mint State, often with deep luster and good strike. The low mintage numbers and the Carson City mintmark make this a very popular issue. Worn grades of the 1880-CC are rarities!

Availability in Circulated Grades:

This date is actually highly elusive in circulated grades; seemingly the lower on the grading scale you go the tougher it is to find an example—ask anyone putting together a high-grade circulated set of Morgan dollars.

Availability in Mint State Grades:

At one point the General Services Administration held nearly 50% of the total mintage of the date; these were sold in the early 1970s. All grades are represented in the marketplace today right up to and through the MS-65 rating.

Availability in Proof:

None produced.

View 1881-CC Morgan Dollar Auction Results

The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the March 2021 Rarities Auction, where it realized $15,600.

1881-CC Morgan Dollar Auction Highlights

1881 carson city morgan silver dollar deep mirror prooflike

1881-CC Morgan Dollar
PCGS MS-66+ DMPL, CAC

Sold for $16,800
 
View Lot 2040
1881 cc morgan dollar price guide value

1881-CC Morgan Dollar
PCGS MS-67+, CAC

Sold for $15,600
 
View Lot 4122
1881 carson city mint morgan dollar value guide

1881-CC Morgan Dollar
PCGS MS-67+

Sold for $15,600
 
View Lot 3102

 

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