What does CC stand for on coins?

CC – A mintmark used to indicate coins struck at the Carson City branch mint, in Carson City, Nevada. See also Carson City Mint.

What is CC dollar?

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How many CC Morgan silver dollars are there?

The Carson City Morgan Dollar series is surprisingly easy to complete by a collector of average means. There are only 13 coins in the series and only a few stoppers exist in the collection. Apart from the 1889 CC and a couple of others, most of them are fairly easy to acquire in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.

How much is a 1889 cc silver dollar worth?

Similarly, an O mint mark might be worth $29 in G condition and an AU worth about $40. It’s not just the Carson City mint mark raising the value either. Of course, the CC tends to inflate the value of a Morgan silver dollar from any year that mint produced silver coins.

How can you tell the difference between silver and copper coins?

Another useful method to determine the difference between a silver coin and copper-nickel clad is to place a Kleenex tissue on the coin. If the coin shines through the tissue, then it’s silver. Because silver coins are heavier, the copper-nickel clad will sound “hollow” compared to the silver coin when dropped onto a hard surface.

How can you tell where a silver dollar was minted?

The mintage location can be determined by studying the coin. Carson City silver dollars are identified by a “CC” mint mark, Denver silver dollars by a “D,” San Francisco silver dollars by an “S,” New Orleans silver dollars by an “O,” and Philadelphia silver dollars by the omission of a mint mark.

Where are the Carson City Morgan silver dollars?

GSA dollars are a special sub-category of the Carson City Morgan dollar series. History tells us that, a hoard of mostly Uncirculated “CC” cartwheels was discovered in the vaults of the U. S. Treasury in 1964. After several years of strategizing, the United States government decided to offer these