Carson City Morgan Dollars are some of the most widely collected coins today.� Their distinctive history, plus an appealing design, make them highly valued to collectors.� Among these coins are some notable variations: the 1879 CC, cc over cc, “Capped Die”, 1880/79 CC, and the 1900 O/CC.

The 1879 CC “Capped Die” variation gained its name from the rusty die used to mint it.� This caused raised dimples to be present around the mintmark and other areas.� It was also an over mintmark variety; the rust-dimples obscure much of the details, but the cc over cc is still able to be observed and identified.� The prices range from $7,500 in MS-60, and can cost $16,000 and greater with an MS-63+ grading.

The 1880/79 CC variation features a normal obverse, except the “80” in 1880, is struck over a “79”. It is only one of two 1880 CC variations and much of its popularity is due to the irrefutable 8 over 7.� The prices for these coins are fairly consistent ranging from $1000 in MS-62+ and $3,500 in MS-65+ gradings.

This variation is especially curious: the 1903 O/CC.� The O is actually punched over a CC mint mark.� Much speculation has been made over why this coin exists; Including the fact that the Carson City mint ceased production in 1893 and the literal distance between the Carson City mint and the New Orleans is around 2,000 miles.� Aside from all the speculation, this coin isn’t particularly rare(At least when compared with other variations) and costs $1,000 - $2,500 in mint state.

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