A fascinating anomaly exists within the realm of Morgan Silver Dollars: the 1900-O over CC variety! These coins bear the "O" mint mark of New Orleans struck directly over the "CC" mint mark of Carson City. How did this happen? The mints are over 2,000 miles apart, but the dies for every mint are made at the home branch of the Philadelphia Mint. Even more puzzling, Carson City stopped striking silver dollars after 1893, so its mintmark should have been nowhere near the silver dollar dies in 1900! This error exists on multiple dies, so it was not just a one-off error. Some theorize that the 1900-O/CC Dollar came to be by the use of older, leftover dies or a potential engraving error.
While the New Orleans Mint produced over 12.5 million silver dollars in 1900, the exact number of these unique 1900-O/CC Morgans remains unknown! The Morgan Silver Dollar, first minted in 1878 and composed of 90% silver, played a significant role in the American West and is widely considered a highly sought-after U.S. coin. Its collectability is perhaps amplified by the significant melting of millions of these dollars under the Pittman Act of 1918, leading to estimates that only a small fraction survive today. This is a fantastic way to get a Top-100 VAM error Morgan Dollar for your collection at a great price!
Highlights:
- NGC Certified Genuine
- O over CC error
- Top 100 VAM
