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PCGS Number: 518853 Coin Date: 1880-CC Denomination (Short): $1 Denomination (Long): Dollar Variety: GSA Hoard, Hard package Desg: MS Mint Mark: CC Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 591,000 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): 0.943 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 1880-CC Morgan dollar with the Reverse of 1879 shows a slanted top arrow feather and a more rounded breast -- a design motif that was packaged among the larger grouping of 1880-CC Morgan dollars that made it into the GSA sale. In all, 131,529 examples of the 1880-CC Morgan dollar were offered in the GSA sale, though an untold number of those feature the Reverse of 1879. PL and DMPL specimens are extremely challenging to find. PCGS #: 518853 NGC ID: 2542
