Lot 1681
1889-CC PCGS graded Genuine. Cleaned. Our grade is MS60 with light hairlines. Popular key date. It seems that when Grover Cleveland was elected president in 1884 (and took office in 1885), one of the first things he did in a budget cutting exercise was to suspend operations at the Carson City Mint. The mint continued on a custodial level only. As soon as he left office in 1889, his successor, Benjamin Harrison, reopened the mint in July 1889 as a favor to his supporters and constituents. Four years of dormancy had left the Mint in a state of disrepair. There was only sufficient time to strike 350,000 silver dollars before year-end when the dates on the coins would be changed to 1890. This is why 1889-CC became the Must Have issue from the Carson City Mint for any serious buyer of Morgan Silver Dollars (PCGS # 7190) .
Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500.
The Dr. Charles Richman Collection.
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