WTB: 1884-CC Morgan XF45 ONLY

M4Madness · September 21, 2024 4:11PM

My goal is to put together a complete set of Carson City Morgan dollars in XF45. I'm one coin away from that goal -- the very difficult 1884-CC.

I own 1884-CC Morgans in PCGS holders in both XF40 and AU50. I just can't seem to find the one between those two. Lol! PCGS population on the XF45 is 31. I missed two of those for sale in the last six months -- one at Heritage and the other at Northern Nevada Coin.

The best case scenario would be buying one of those 31 in PCGS holders. I may settle for a CACG, NGC, or ANACS that will confidently cross to PCGS as a straight-graded XF45.

I'd gladly work out a trade for one or both of my 1884-CC's, or pay an extremely fair price for one outright. Let me know if you have one or know the owner of one. Thank you!

Hallco · September 21, 2024 7:35PM

Free bump for you. Congratulations on a very unique run of CC's. I do wonder why the 1890-CC was graded 45. It looks much nicer, but it could be that the picture shows it differently than in hand. Good luck with the last 2 coins!

M4Madness · September 22, 2024 5:55AM

@Hallco said:
I do wonder why the 1890-CC was graded 45. It looks much nicer, but it could be that the picture shows it differently than in hand. Good luck with the last 2 coins!

I've always believed that this coin is undergraded, as far as wear is concerned. It is darkly toned -- the darkest coin in my set -- but I don't know if that contributed to difficulty in grading or not. One thing is for sure: With the set being the same grade, you can visually measure the "width" of a grade's range.

When a year had a VAM that was considered a premium over the "normal" strike, I chose the VAM specimen. This 1890-CC is the "tailbar" version. On the 1879-CC, I went with the regular strike, as the "capped die" VAM was the more prevalent of the two.

M4Madness · September 26, 2024 4:11PM

Going to be a tough one to find, I guess...

M4Madness · September 30, 2024 2:42PM

I'm still hanging in there. Lol!

johnny010 · October 4, 2024 3:29PM

https://www.ebay.com/itm/365157556921?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Lq6VKG1wRa6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=dzv_zIQ8RsW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Maybe?

M4Madness · October 4, 2024 3:31PM

@johnny010

Ha! I'm discussing that coin behind the scenes with a member here right at this moment. Lol! I saw it tonight and am concerned if it'll straight grade, and if so, at an XF45.

Thank you for looking our for me! I sincerely appreciate it!

M4Madness · October 10, 2024 2:04PM

Still looking...

M4Madness · October 18, 2024 7:09PM

I knew this would be darn near impossible. Lol!

johnny010 · October 20, 2024 7:13PM

Lol
Bump for you
Hoping you find one soon

M4Madness · October 24, 2024 4:24PM

Anyone?

M4Madness · October 31, 2024 2:43AM

Mission Impossible

johnny010 · October 31, 2024 8:38PM

Any luck?

M4Madness · November 1, 2024 2:33AM

Not a peep. I'm about ready to crack out my AU50 and resubmit it raw. Lol!

WTB: 1884-CC Morgan XF45 ONLY

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