The Impressive 1883 CC Silver Dollar and The 1884 CC Morgan Silver Dollar Occupy A Special Place In U.S. History!

December 16, 2009 by · 1 Comment
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The journey of this 1883 cc silver dollar and the 1884 cc Morgan silver dollar began with prospectors searching and searching the mountains in Nevada and finding mineable amounts of silver. As a result, Virginia City sprang up and more prospectors flocked to the area. There were hints of the mother lode of silver, so in the 1850’s, the prospectors went on another search and found a small vein of silver. As they mined deeper, they discovered the vein to be as large as the mountain itself. This find was named the Comstock Lode and produced as much as $8,000,000 worth of silver each month. This actually ended up driving down the silver prices around the world. There was also a policy of Free Coinage of Silver, which allowed any citizen to bring as much silver as they wanted, to the Mint and the government had to strike the silver into coins.

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There were many in Congress who wanted to put a halt to the Free Coinage, but Congress ended up passing higher tariffs and a law that would force the Mint to produce millions of silver dollars each month. To comply with this new law, the Carson City Mint was built in 1878, which was a hop, skip and a jump away from the silver mines and a new silver dollar was designed and produced—the 1883 cc silver dollar and the 1884 cc Morgan silver dollar. However, the Carson Mint was small and did not produce large numbers of silver dollars. Eventually, the amount of silver from the Comstock Lode slowed down to a minimum and negated the need for a Mint in the area. In 1893 the Carson City Mint closed its doors for good.

All the Carson City Mint Morgan dollars are highly collectible, due to the low mintage numbers and the distinct “cc” mint mark—the only double letter mint mark of its kind in America’s history. This mark can be found beneath the eagle, on the reverse of the coin. The spectacular 1883 cc silver dollar and the 1884 cc Morgan silver dollar are superbly-struck in .900 fine silver, with remarkable luster. What makes these two coins even rarer is that they are in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. Many of the Morgan dollars from the Carson City Mint were immediately released into circulation and 90% to 95%, of all Morgan dollars minted, were melted down, due to the Pittman Act of WW1. What a wild and illustrious history the rare 1883 cc silver dollar and the 1884 cc Morgan silver dollar share, bearing breathtaking detail and design, sure to enhance any investment portfolio or collection!

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