1879-CC Morgan new variety??

All,
I'm new on this forum, so please excuse snafus, etc. I picked up a 1879-CC Morgan at a local auction about 10 years ago. The CC was actually centered between the "DO" of DOLLAR - all "known varieties" have the CC left of center. I assumed this was a fake (it was cheap) untill I saw one similar for sale (on ebay ... OK, there's also a 79-CC Trade Dollar on ebay ... just goes to show ya!). Anyone else ever see one of these?
Jeff in Marshall, Michigan
I'm new on this forum, so please excuse snafus, etc. I picked up a 1879-CC Morgan at a local auction about 10 years ago. The CC was actually centered between the "DO" of DOLLAR - all "known varieties" have the CC left of center. I assumed this was a fake (it was cheap) untill I saw one similar for sale (on ebay ... OK, there's also a 79-CC Trade Dollar on ebay ... just goes to show ya!). Anyone else ever see one of these?
Jeff in Marshall, Michigan
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Edited to change the date from 1979 to 1879 thanks to XpipedreamR
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<< <i>I don't understand what you are saying about the CC. I have 6 CC Morgans here and all 6 have the CC directly between the D and O of the word DOLLAR. Are you saying this was unique to the 1979 Morgans? >>
Yes, this is a peculiar characteristic of the very rare 1979 Morgan dollar
Added: Oh yeah, now you change the date
Also, yes, the 79-CC is unique in the fact that all known varieties are a bit to left of center ... that's what makes this one fun!
Jeff in Marshall, Michigan
<< <i>OK, there's also a 79-CC Trade Dollar on ebay >>
JeffB - perhaps there is a typo? There are no 1879-CC Trade Dollars and, in fact, no business strike 1879 Trade dollars either. They were all struck as Proofs.
PS - welcome to the forums.
Take a look at this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2211999072&category=11978
If it's real, you have to at least attribute the finding to me!!
Jeff in Marshall, MI
This is a very good question. I looked at my 1879-CC PCGS VG08 (non capped die), and it indeed has a "CC" mintmark that is slightly to the upper left of the middle of the "DO". I never knew this. I checked my The Comprehensive U.S. Silver Dollar Encyclopedia by John Highfill, and it only explained the difference between the noncapped die and the capped die varieties. I highly recommend this reference if you collect Morgan silver dollars. This one has stumped me. I have no idea. You may want to check a VAM book. Good luck in the research.
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Concerning that trade dollar, there's no such thing to my knowledge. I'm 99% sure it's a fake.
Man, that seller's got lousy feedback!
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Can you post the obverse also?
Jeff
<< <i>J.S. here is the Obverse of the 79-CC. I have another set of pics of a similar coin (in about VG condition) from an ebay auction - I did not buy it as it went way too high.
Jeff >>
Looks like the reverse to me but I could be wrong.
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Edited to say that however the coin was made, it's definitely fake. The obverse is not from Carson City.
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Edited to Add: Jeff, everyone here knows I'm a guy who likes to keep things simple. I took a step back and looked at your coin, and compared it against several of mine. I discovered that the rims are sharp when uncirculated, and become wide when circulated (as it wears down). Your obverse rim is sharp like it should be, but your reverse rim is wide. It looks like someone may have produced a counterfeit coin by simply slicing two coins down the middle, soldering them together, and tapping the reverse in place (then flattening out the reverse to even out the tapping marks). That would explain the problem with the "CC" mintmark in the wrong place. This is only a theory, of course.
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Have you also checked just inside the denticles for seams; they aren't always put together along the rim.
If you have confidence in the coin's authenticity, submit it.
Thanks to all that helped! - Jeff
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He wasn't a bad guy - he just didn't know there was no such coin.