Toward the end of 2009, carson city morgan dollars, authored by adam crum, selby ungar, and jeff oxman, was released, stimulating a market which has yet to cool down. The carson city mint in nevada supplied morgan dollars to federal reserve banks across the country. Discover the most valuable united states silver dollars ever sold. Specifically marked to commemorate morgan dollars minted in 1882.
Gsa dollars the acronym stands for the united states government s general services administration are morgan silver dollars which were found in an old vault stash decades ago and sold to coin collectors by the gsa in the 1970s. The united states mint was founded in 1792 and manufactures circulating, collectible, and bullion coinage. History of the morgan dollar signed hardcover book. The fourth sale, conducted during february 1974, offered 3,609 of what the gsa considered the rarest date in the carson city morgan silver dollar series, the 1879 cc.
Feb 07, 2021 when the gsa started selling cc silver dollars, i know that there were several waves of sales, with some being rarer dates and others being common dates. The eisenhower silver dollar was produced fr the u. Dmpl pronounced dimple is an abbreviation that stands. And since most of the coins in the gsa hoard were 82, 83, and 84 cc s, most of the coins in the unopened boxes will be as well. Theyre one of the most collected coins in the market because of their popularity and historical significance, and the coins in. Only one 1889 cc morgan in its original gsa holder has been found to date.
Com i was still recovering from a nasty case of fiscal cliff fatigue when my current. The fake 1885 cc morgan dollar, however, is far more obvious. Finest known recently acquired a substantial hoard of carson city morgan silver dollars in u. Beginning in the 1970s, the treasury conducted a sale of silver dollars minted at the carson city mint through. The gsa carson city silver dollar is a true symbol of the american west.
Morgan dollar cc mint gsa hoard morgan dollar gsa pricing. It is also the only mint to use more than one letter on its coins the unique cc mint mark. Us coin 1883 cc morgan silver dollar pcgs ms64 no reserve. Carson city uncertified morgan dollars 18781921 for sale ebay. Because united states silver dollars have one dollar engraved on them, you might think that this is the case. Carson city gsa morgan silver dollars uncirculated cc. Morgan silver dollar key dates littleton coin company. United states silver dollars are big and heavy coins.
In short, the hoard literally changed morgan silver dollar collections forever. It was the first standard silver dollar minted since the passage of the coinage. This hoard of coins, housed in original gsa holders, were released by the u. Those produced in carson city, nevada are the most cherished and soughtafter of all the morgans, making cc morgans the most. Jan 21, 2021 as a result, the number of uncirculated coins set aside for gsa dollars was huge, more than half of the mintage each year, with 962,638or 86 percentfor the 1884 cc. Sale carson city morgan silver dollar 1882 cc uncirculated gsa. For the past several years, more than one hundred million morgan dollars in storage since the 1920s had been paid out at face value. The united states government commissioned the general services administration gsa to sort and prepare an incredible government stockpile of morgan silver dollars for release to the public. Learn the definition of this coin term and how to tell the difference between dmpl morgans and ones that are not. Morgan silver dollars have become very popular as an investment vehicle for coin collectors because they cost a reasonable amount of money. If you know a thing or two about morgan silver dollars, then you may have heard about gsa dollars gsa dollars the acronym stands for the united states governments general services administration are morgan silver dollars which were found in an old vault stash decades ago and sold to coin collectors by the gsa in the 1970s gsa silver dollars are mainly uncirculated morgan dollars made. Price and other details may vary based on size and color.
Mar 28, 2021 home auctionarchive silver and trade dollars morgan silver dollars 1880 cc morgan silver dollar ngc ms62 gsa soft pack toned back to searchbrowse page for a larger item image, use the arrow lower right hand corner. The value of an 1878 silver dollar, known as a morgan silver dollar, can change daily. These guides are fully endorsed and currently updated by the national silver dollar round table officers and board members. Apmex offers a superb selection of gsa carson city silver dollars. Jan 07, 2016 numismatic history the gsa cc morgan silver dollar coin hoard veteran numismatists may remember the great rush on morgan silver dollar that occurred during the early 1960s. Learn what makes some of them worth a kings ransom and why coin collectors pay it.
Store your carson city silver dollars in complete by adding their original carson city gsa holder to your order. You can get the detailed issue listing we call the collectors checklist from adams book, or print the page by clicking the link below. However, the real answer is a bit more complex than that. Carson city morgan silver dollar 1878cc uncirculated gsa. The basic mint series is but coins, yet the set can be expanded to a 30coin collection, if you desire the major varieties. Several of the carson city dates that were once considered extremely rare were suddenly there for the taking. After several years of strategizing, the united states government decided to offer these. Its a great question, but unfortunately there isnt one straight answer to this question, because the exact value of a collectible coin depends on several factors. The 1921 morgan dollars had some of the highest mintages of the series, with.
However, i see that come of the gsa plastic cases say silver dollar and some say uncirculated silver dollar. Gsa carson city morgan silver dollars, carson city morgan dollars, morgan silver dollar coins, morgan silver dollars, new listing rare coins tags. One of the best ways you can gain exceptional returns on your money is by investing in silver dollars. Gsa morgan dollars on march 26, 1964, the united states treasury of the secretary called a halt to the payout of silver dollars from treasury vaults. Numismatic history the gsa cc morgan silver dollar coin. Jan 09, 2018 at first glance, the counterfeit coin gsa holder looks similar to a genuine one. The 1884 cc gsa morgan dollar is the most common of all gsa hoard silver dollars, counting for a remarkable 962,638 examples out of a total production of 1,6,000. Math notes two possibilities little practical application exists for making change for a dollar using 50 coins. T he morgan silver dollar series carries the distinction of being the most collected series of coins ever produced by the united states mint. Ironically, even with its ms66 condition rating, this is one of the gsa dollars that does not feature the word uncirculated on its holder, due to it having just a kiss of auburncolored toning on the obverse periphery toward the bottom.
Original certified gsa holder carson city morgan silver dollars. Cc morgan silver dollars are sought after far and wide by both the most experienced of coin collectors as well as numismatic novices. These guides are fully endorsed and currently updated by the national silver dollar. Number crunchers will see that the total sum of 1884 cc gsa morgan dollars accounts for approximately half of all gsa silver dollars sold in the 1970s and early 1980s as part of the. These are probably the source of most of todays unopened gsa boxes. About morgan dollar cc mint gsa type morgan dollars gsa the gsa morgan dollars released by the general services administration include a variety of dates mainly represented mostly by scarce carson city, or cc mint, morgan dollar as well as a scattering of pieces from the philadelphia, san francisco, and new orleans mints. About morgan dollar cc mint gsa type morgan dollars gsa. Details about us coin 1883 cc morgan silver dollar pcgs ms64 no reserve. Carson city gsa morgan silver dollars uncirculated cc gsa. How do you make change for a dollar using 50 coins. Before the 1960s, it was believed that the 1882 cc morgan silver dollar was incredibly rare, since it was so difficult to find.
I was still recovering from a nasty case of fiscal cliff fatigue when my currentevents radar started picking up vague references to a trilliondollar rd. In a series of sales lasting from 1973 to 1980, this hoard of several million silver dollars, mostly morgan dollars minted at carson city, was dispersed via. Morgan silver dollars collection morgan silver dollar key dates. This is a superb, gemquality 1885 cc gsa morgan silver dollar certified by ngc. Gsa dollars are a special subcategory of the carson city morgan dollar series. It may be difficult to assess the quality of a coin from online photographs. History tells us that, a hoard of mostly uncirculated cc cartwheels was discovered in the vaults of the u. This 1922 d peace silver dollar coin is circulated with a grading of vg8 or better. Counterfeit coin fake 1885cc morgan dollar in fake gsa. Recent reports have identified counterfeit coin gsa. Buy carson city morgan dollars morgan cc silver dollars.
Find top recommended rare coins to purchase find recommended ancient coins to purchase guide to building carson city mint sets. Ngcs coin price guide for morgan dollars 1878 1921. What this coin looks like obverse, reverse, mint mark location, special features, etc. Numismatic history the gsa cc morgan silver dollar coin hoard. Buy uncirculated gsa carson city morgan silvers dollars at southgate coins in reno, nv until 1964, people in the u. Morgan dollars 18781921 price guide and values ngc. Aside from the common uncirculated gsa carson city morgan dollars in blue felt line boxes, the gsa also issued hard plastic containers for common date dollars that were found with the hoard. Bid with confidence as i have 100% positive feedback. Like morgan dollars 18781921 dmpl morgan dollars 18781921 gsa. Those produced in carson city, nevada are the most cherished and soughtafter of all the morgans, making cc morgans the most popular and desired silver coins ever produced by the united states. Little practical application exists for making change for a dollar using 50 coins. Gsa and ngc graded morgan dollar price guide the national.
Dec 25, 2020 goldfinger1969 wellknown member ok, so im rereading the red book for morgan dollars bowers and he mentions that the 1884 cc morgan has about 962,000 available for release in the early1970s, with a few maybe dribbling out by 1980 as the gsa took advantage of the price rise in silver to probably get alot more than they did 78 years earlier. Morgan silver dollars are one of the most popular series of united states coins amongst coin c. Buyers for the gsa carson city dollar are so enthusiastic that a book was written to help educate buyers in this arena. Of all the morgan silver dollars minted between the years of 1878 and 1921 only three percent were minted in the wild west mint at carson city, nv. Morgan dollars were issued by carson city from just 1878 to 1893. There are different ways in which you can invest your money.
Purchase this 6 coin short set of gsa carson city morgan silver dollars in ms63 and receive a free copy. Morgan silver dollar certified collectibles austin coins. The morgan dollar was a united states dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904, in 1921, and as a special noncirculating coin in 2021. Buy carson city morgan silver dollar 1878 cc uncirculated gsa online 247 with golden eagle coins. This is the top 100 vam4 1880 over 79 reverse of 78 flat breast eagle. This enormous release of coins had included quantities of previously rare dates like the 1903o morgan dollar, which saw their. Coins in coin collections of other members for morgan type dollars items. Gsa silver dollars are mainly uncirculated morgan dollars made at the carson city mint.
On march 26, 1964, the united states treasury of the secretary called a halt to the payout of silver dollars from treasury vaults. It is the part of government that was tasked to make these coins available to the public. Gsa holder silver dollars for sale morgan silver dollars. The gsa hoard of morgans was almost 3 million coins, with over 95% coming from the carson city mint. These silver dollars were packaged in rigid plastic hard pack and pliable plastic soft pack holders and sold via a mail bid system to coin collectors throughout the united states in a series of sales spanning the 1970s and early 1980s. This coin was struck by the carson city branch of the us mint in 1883.
This 1883 cc morgan dollar is still in its original government packaging. The us general services administration gsa was responsible for sorting and marketing the us treasurys hoard of silver dollars, after the treasury ceased issuing dollar coins in 1964. The obverse displays liberty and the reverse shows a bald eagle. Mixed carson city gsa morgan dollars us, world, and. To begin, gsa stands for government services administration. Rare antique usa united states 1879 cc cupronickel silver color morgan. Jan 20, 2015 they were the uncirculated coins that had toning or tarnish on them that caused the gsa to consider them as not being uncirculated.
Those hard plastic containers will say silver dollar, and a variety of silver dollars were issued in them with a range of grades. The melt value shown below is how valuable the coins metal is worth bare. The sheldon scale grades carson city morgan dollars 18781921 silver on a 70point spectrum. Grading carson city morgan dollars 18781921 cc adheres to specific qualities that give you clues about rarity and circulation. Gsa and ngc graded morgan dollar price guide the nsdr proudly and exclusively provides to the dealers and collectors, the following morgan silver dollar gsa and ngc price guides. Mint has produced silver dollar coins featuring dwight d. The morgan dollar was named for its designer, george t. Ngc ms 64 188079 cc reverse of 78 gsa morgan dollar with gsa box and paper certificate. Counterfeit coin fake 1885cc morgan dollar in fake gsa holder. Creamy white near gem example from the carson city mint. This 1883 cc morgan silver dollar ngc ms64 gsa holder is proudly minted by the u.
Each certificate features a watermarked seal of the united states. Certified morgan silver dollars 18781921 corpus christi. The price of silver recently hit a 30year high because of various market fo. Points to consider before you invest in morgan dollars.
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