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PCGS Number: 518876 Coin Date: 1885-CC Denomination (Short): $1 Denomination (Long): One Dollar Variety: GSA Hoard, Hard package Desg: MS Mint Mark: CC Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 228,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Morgan silver dollar Coinage Years: 1878-1921 Mint Location: Carson City Diameter: 38.1 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 26.73 Weight (Ounces): 0.8594 Designer: George T. Morgan Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Portrait of Liberty centered. On the left are found 7 stars with the words E*PLURIBUS*UNUM followed by 6 stars on the right. The date is positioned at the bottom. Reverse Description: The heraldic eagle is centered holding a bunch of arrows and branch surrounded by and olive leaves. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * ONE DOLLAR frame the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears above the letters DO of DOLLAR. General Notes: The 1885-CC GSA Morgan dollar is one of the scarcer GSA dollars, though by no means is it rare. From a mintage of 228,000, a total of 148,285 were released, or more than half the coin's original production run. GSA 1885-CC Morgan dollars are encountered in soft packs and hard packs, and while many are uncirculated some are circulated. Some PLs and DMPLs exist and these and all other high-grade 1885-CC GSA Morgan dollars are in high demand. PCGS #: 518876 NGC ID: 254S
