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1885CC Morgan
mtnman
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I have never seen a circulated 1885CC Morgan. Are they really rare since there are so many Uncirculated '85CC's out there or do people just get them and hang on to them.
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Click below, and you can now say that you have seen a bunch of them.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_dcat=39464&Circulated%2FUncirculated=Circulated&_nkw=1885-cc morgan&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684
Most 85 CC Morgan's were kept in storage and never made it into circulation. That is why you see so many unc examples as opposed to circulated.
I have bought and sold probably half a dozen. The lowest grade being in the F-12 range. They are certainly rarer than the mint state examples, but can be located.
The 85-CC is like several others...98-O,03-O that few were released into circulation. Nice original problem-free circ's bring almost as much as BU's!
Yup. They're a conditional rarity. The lower the grade, the more scarce. I picked this one up recently...
Yup. And the 03o has a wicked cool history too. Here's mine
CascadeChris, that is the worst 1885-CC dollar I have ever seen. Congratulations! It is certainly a rarity in no problem Good.
When I was dealer I had a want list from a customer to build a circulated set of Morgan dollars. He didn't care much about the grades although I insisted that we avoid damaged problem pieces. The 1885-CC was really hard to find in the circulated state, and I told him that he would pay about much for a circulated piece as he would for a lower end Mint State coin. Finally I found an AU-50. I think that the price was around $200.
There are some found on ebay.... and I have seen a couple at antique shops, maybe two....maybe one now that I think about it... There is an antique shop outside of town that has a display case of circ Morgans....(none slabbed)... I have not checked them since their prices are so ridiculously high.... You would think they were shipwreck gold...I guess tourists in the summer pay those prices.... certainly no knowledgeable collector would.
Cheers, RickO
Thanks for the feedback. I think I will just be happy with my MS coin.
Here's mine. Coin is actually toned darker in real life.
Complete Set of Chopmarked Trade Dollars
Carson City Silver Dollars Complete 1870-1893http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase.aspx?sc=2722"