Morgan silver dollar · 1878–1893 · Carson City

Carson City Morgan Dollars: What a CC Silver Dollar Is Worth

A common Carson City Morgan dollar like the 1884-CC sold for $317 to $512 at Heritage in October 2026, from lightly worn to gem uncirculated. The key dates cost far more: a worn 1889-CC starts around $1,300, an MS64 brought $146,400, and the finest known sold for $881,250. Look for CC under the wreath on the back.

Updated October 22, 2026 · 10 sources

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An 1884-CC Morgan dollar · Photo: PCGS

Years: 1878–1885 and 1889–1893
Mint: Carson City, Nevada (CC on the back)
How many: About 13.8 million, roughly 1 in 48 of all Morgans struck
Key dates: 1889-CC (350,000 made), 1893-CC, 1879-CC
Common dates: 1882-CC, 1883-CC, 1884-CC, thanks to the GSA hoard
Weight: 26.73 g silver dollar

What it’s worth

The date decides almost everything. These are real Heritage auction results from 2026 including the buyer’s premium.

Condition	Price	Sale
1884-CC · AU53, lightly worn (PCGS)	$317	Heritage, October 2026 · source
1884-CC · MS63, uncirculated (PCGS)	$348 to $390	Heritage, October 2026 · source
1884-CC · MS65, gem (PCGS)	$512	Heritage, October 2026 · source
1893-CC · VF20, moderately worn (PCGS)	$976	Heritage, October 2026 · source
1889-CC · F12, well worn (PCGS)	$1,342 to $1,427	Heritage, October 2026 (four sales) · source
1879-CC · XF40, light wear (PCGS)	$2,013	Heritage, October 2026 · source
1893-CC · MS64, uncirculated (PCGS)	$19,520	Heritage, May 2026 · source
1889-CC · MS64, uncirculated (NGC, CAC)	$146,400	Heritage, September 2026 · source

$881,250The record: the finest known 1889-CC, PCGS MS68, Stack’s Bowers, August 2013 · source

Coins still in their original GSA government holder usually sell for a small premium. The 2026 Heritage prices are as listed by PriceCharting.

How to tell if you have one

Check it’s a Morgan dollar: Liberty’s head facing left on the front, an eagle inside a wreath on the back, dated 1878 to 1904 or 1921.
Turn it over and look just below the wreath, above the D and O of DOLLAR. A Carson City coin has two letters there: CC.
Check the date: CC Morgans exist only for 1878–1885 and 1889–1893. A CC on any other date isn’t an original Carson City coin.
Note the date for value: 1882-CC, 1883-CC and 1884-CC are the most common; 1879-CC, 1889-CC and 1893-CC are the key dates.
On a key date, check the mint mark area with a magnifier for glue, discoloration or tool marks, and the rim for a seam. Weigh it: a real one is 26.73 g.

The back of an 1884-CC Morgan dollar with CC under the wreath — CC sits under the wreath, above DOLLAR. Photo: PCGS

Close view of a Carson City Morgan dollar — **A Carson City Morgan dollar.**

Carson City Morgan dollar mintages

Year	Made	Note
1878-CC	2,212,000
1879-CC	756,000	Key date
1880-CC	495,000	Some references give 591,000
1881-CC	296,000	Lowest CC mintage; about half were in the GSA hoard
1882-CC	1,133,000	About 53% in the GSA hoard
1883-CC	1,204,000	About 63% in the GSA hoard
1884-CC	1,136,000	About 85% in the GSA hoard
1885-CC	228,000
1889-CC	350,000	Key date; only one in the GSA hoard
1890-CC	2,309,041	Largest CC mintage
1891-CC	1,618,000
1892-CC	1,352,000
1893-CC	677,000	Key date and the last CC year

Mintages from the Morgan dollar mintage table, with GSA hoard shares from CoinWeek.

Coins that fool people

An added CC

A Philadelphia 1889 with CC glued on to fake the 1889-CC. Look for discoloration around the letters and the weaker strike of the Philadelphia coin. Only 48 of 140 contestants spotted one in an NGC grading contest.

Two coins joined together

Halves of two coins cut and glued. Look for a seam around the middle of the rim and a low weight.

Counterfeits of the key dates

Families of fake 1893-CC dollars have been sold through ordinary channels. Buy key dates only certified by PCGS or NGC.

Modern Morgans with a CC mark

Morgan dollars dated 2021 and later with a CC privy mark weren’t struck at the old Carson City Mint.

The story

The Carson City Mint in Nevada was built to turn silver from the Comstock Lode into coins. It struck Morgan dollars from 1878 to 1885 and again from 1889 to 1893, about 13.8 million in all.

Many of them were never released. They sat in Treasury vaults for decades until the government counted slightly more than 2.8 million Carson City dollars still in storage.

Congress sent them to the General Services Administration, which sold them to the public by mail between 1972 and 1980, many in special government holders. That’s why the 1882-CC, 1883-CC and 1884-CC are easy to find today.

The hoard held just one 1889-CC. The finest known 1889-CC sold for $881,250 in 2013, then a public record for any Morgan dollar.

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Questions people ask

How much is a Carson City Morgan dollar worth?

It depends on the date. A common 1882-, 1883- or 1884-CC sells for roughly $300 to $500 from lightly worn to MS65; key dates like the 1889-CC start around $1,300 even well worn (Heritage, 2026).

Where is the CC on a Morgan dollar?

On the back, just below the wreath and above the D and O of DOLLAR.

What is the rarest Carson City Morgan?

The 1889-CC, with 350,000 struck and only one found in the GSA hoard. The 1893-CC and 1879-CC are also key dates.

What is a GSA Carson City dollar?

One of about 2.8 million CC dollars found in Treasury vaults and sold by the General Services Administration from 1972 to 1980, often still in the government’s holder.

How many Morgan dollars are CC?

About 13.8 million of about 659 million struck, roughly 1 in 48.

Sources

Prices are public auction results including the buyer’s premium unless marked as a price guide. A coin’s value depends on its exact condition and on having it certified by a grading service such as PCGS or NGC.