Collecting the 1881 Silver Dollar| 1881 CC Silver Dollar
The 1881 silver dollar was also minted in Carson City, Nevada & these coins carry the CC mint mark. The Carson City Morgan Dollars are legendary because they are a tangible link to the Old West.
When holding a circulated Carson City 1181 silver dollar, your imagination can run wild. Could the coin have been part of a poker pot in a hand played by Wild Bill Hickok, Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, or Doc Holliday? Could it have been spent in a saloon by the likes of Billy The Kid or Jesse James? These silver dollars were a mainstay in the economies of towns like Dodge City, Tombstone, & Deadwood & are a fascinating link to the fabled past of the Old West.
The Carson City1881 silver dollar had a mintage of 296,000 coins & this coin generally has an excellent strike. It is sometimes considered to be the best struck & highest quality Morgan Dollar from the Carson City mint. In circulated grades it value ranges from $375-$460, while in MS60 to MS64 uncirculated it ranges from $555 to $680. Look for coins with deep frosty luster & you will have made a good investment. The popularity of this 1881 silver dollar will not diminish any time soon. Couple that with their limited strikes & you have the recipe for a good investment.
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I would really like to find a 1881cc morgan in ms 63 unc for 200.00 dollars . Do you have any for that price? If so, pleasr contact me when you can. I,m a fanatic in collecting morgans. Don Drouin, 81 Merrill rd., Candia. N.H. 03034
I absolutely love the 1881CC Morgan Dollar. When I was a kid the Carson City dollars were the coins I’d always try to collect. Back then it they were in ‘good’ condition at best, but it’s nice being able to find (afford) better examples.
Thanks for the comment. I would have loved to have been able to cherry pick bank rolls back in the 50′s & 60′s but I wasn’t even a gleam in my dad’s eye till 1968. It would be nice to have some contemporary coins to collect with intrinsic value but they are all clads & essentially not worth the metal they are minted in anymore…