1890 CC Morgan Dollar Carson City Mint

Description

Morgan dollars minted from 1878 to 1921 are highly collectible silver US coins. Of particular interest are those minted in Carson City, Nevada. Interestingly, they got their name after their designer George T. Morgan.

The 1890 Morgan dollar is one of the most collected United States coin with a reeded edge. It contains 0.7734 troy ounces (24.5 g) of silver or precisely 90% of the total coin weight of 0.8594 troy ounces (26.73 g). The diameter is 1.50 inches (38.10 mm), while the thickness is 0.0945 inches (2.40 mm).

Since the mint in Carson City had the lowest mintage in 1890 of only 2,309,041 silver dollars, you can expect them to be expensive. A price range for circulated coins is from $140 to $750, while those ranking from MS 60 to MS 65 cost $900 to $5,000.

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