Morgan Dollars
1893-CC $1 MS64 PCGS. Whereas hundreds of thousands of Carson City Morgan dollars struck between 1880 and 1885 turned up as part of the GSA hoard (many in high grades), only a single 1893-CC dollar was released from the Treasury vaults during the 1970s. Choice Uncirculated condition is the highest level for which coins appear on the market with some frequency, though appearances are insufficient to fully satisfy collector demand. Gems are very rarely seen. Radiant cartwheel luster rolls over all-brilliant surfaces. This final-year near-Gem is sharply struck at the centers. Grade-limiting chatter in the fields is largely inconsequential. PCGS has seen 14 higher grading events (11/16).