Silver Dollar, 1893-CC, PCGS MS 65

A remarkable example of the last Carson City mint emission of silver dollars. The issue is notorious for the poor quality of strike, however on this example it is superb, with the hair fully delineated above Liberty’s ear, and the eagle’s chest feathers robust. The number of surface marks are few, and none are distracting, nor useful as identifiers. The coin is fully and brilliantly white, with no hint of toning; the surfaces are hard, with the obverse possessing faintly prooflike characteristics, while the reverse is frosty with cartwheel coruscation. The mint mark is tilted right and there is a die chip between the loops of the 3 (VAM 2); die cracks are forming in the legends of both sides, and the area to the right of the eagle’s wing shows evidence of multiple die clashes. This appears to be one of the later state strikes which are said to be among the last Carson City silver dollars produced.