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1884-CC $1 GSA Hoard PCGS MS65 1884-CC $1 GSA Hoard PCGS MS65 1884-CC $1 GSA Hoard SKU: 81031865 ITEM SPECIFICS PCGS #518872 Grading ServicePCGS GradeMS65 Mint LocationCarson City Year1884 DesignationNONE StrikeBusiness Grade Add OnNONE Description
A premium Gem Carson City Morgan dollar with coveted GSA Hoard pedigree. This 1884-CC $1 Morgan dollar, certified PCGS MS65, combines one of the most popular mintmarks in American numismatics with the enduring appeal of the famous Treasury-release silver dollars.
The obverse features George T. Morgan’s classic portrait of Liberty facing left, wearing a Phrygian cap, cotton bolls, and wheat leaves, with the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM above, stars encircling the field, and the date 1884 below. The reverse displays the heraldic eagle with outstretched wings, clutching arrows and an olive branch within a laurel wreath, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONE DOLLAR, and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. The “CC” mintmark below the wreath identifies the historic Carson City Mint, long associated with the silver-rich Comstock Lode and the romance of the American West.
Graded MS65 by PCGS, this Gem example offers strong visual quality for the issue. The surfaces display bright silver-white character with subtle champagne-gold accents, particularly visible around portions of the devices. Frosty mint luster complements the well-defined design elements, while the fields and high points show the level of preservation expected of a solid Gem Mint State Morgan dollar. The overall presentation is clean, attractive, and highly suitable for a quality-focused Carson City or Morgan dollar collection.
The Morgan dollar series was born from the Bland-Allison Act of 1878, which restored large-scale silver dollar coinage following the demonetization of silver under the Coinage Act of 1873. Designed by George T. Morgan, the series was struck from 1878 through 1904 and again in 1921, with Carson City issues occupying a special place among collectors due to their frontier mint origin and limited production years. The 1884-CC is among the most collectible Carson City Morgan dollars, prized for its association with the GSA Hoard, the remarkable group of Treasury-held silver dollars sold to the public in the 1970s.
With a mintage of 1,136,000 pieces, the 1884-CC is more obtainable than many Carson City dates, yet Gem-quality certified examples with the GSA Hoard designation remain in consistent demand. PCGS population data lists 350 examples in MS65 with 193 graded higher, underscoring the desirability of this coin at the Gem level while still leaving meaningful room for condition-based selectivity.
An attractive PCGS-certified MS65 1884-CC Morgan dollar with GSA Hoard provenance, this piece offers the ideal combination of historic Carson City allure, Gem preservation, and enduring collector demand.
