1879-CC $1 MS65 Prooflike PCGS....

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Amazing Gem Prooflike 1879-CC Dollar

1879-CC $1 MS65 Prooflike PCGS. This second-year Carson City Morgan dollar issue has been prized for decades, and after the GSA inventory showed fewer than 5,000 1879-CC dollars left in government holdings, collector perception of the issue improved. A modern perspective, as written by Q. David Bowers in A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars: "Among basic date and mintmark issues, the 1879-CC is the first key or rare variety in the Morgan dollar series and is the second rarest ... of all Carson City Morgans. Although thousands of Mint State coins exist, gems (MS-65 or better) are very difficult to find."
Prooflike Gems provide an additional level of challenge. Though a number of high-end 1879-CC survivors show a degree of reflectivity on either obverse or reverse, few coins show the strong mirrors on both sides that are needed for a Prooflike designation. Many Morgan dollar experts also caution that even among coins certified as Prooflike, many will have disappointing mirrors by the standards of other issues.
The present piece is far from the norm, and it offers powerful visual appeal and an excellent degree of contrast for a Prooflike coin. Light silver-gray haze with occasional gold and blue accents has settled over much of each side, but the rich frost of the decisively struck central devices and the strong mirrors of the fields are irrepressible. While a single abrasion is noted just to the right of Liberty's eye, the abundance of positive characteristics counterbalances this flaw and justifies the grade. One of seven pieces tied for the finest Prooflike example graded by PCGS (6/08).(Registry values: P7, N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 253T, PCGS# 7087, GSID# 7453)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 26.73 grams
ASW: 0.77346oz
Mintage: 756,000

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