Bold strike definition with bright, frosty luster that radiates across both sides. The surfaces are solid for the grade, showing moderate contact typical of the designation but remaining clean and appealing overall.

Bright frosty luster with attractive silver-white surfaces and hints of peripheral gold. Well-struck with bold detail throughout, typical of the issue, and only moderate contact marks for the grade. A pleasing Carson City example with strong eye appeal.

Well-struck throughout, with sharp hair detail over Liberty’s ear and bold definition in the eagle’s breast feathers. The surfaces are bright and satiny. Contact marks are present, as expected for the grade, but are not overly distracting.

Bright, reflective proof-like fields, contrasted by frosty devices’ gives this coin a strong cameo appearance. Well-struck with attractive vibrant luster and typical light contact for the grade, offering excellent eye appeal.

CAC. This lustrous and highly appealing 1881-CC boasts bright, frosty mint bloom with soft silver-white surfaces and faint golden undertones. The strike is sharp for the issue, with strong central detail and well-defined devices. Light contact marks are consistent with the grade, and the overall eye appeal is excellent.

Brilliant silver-white surfaces display strong cartwheel luster and notably clean fields for the grade, with only light scattered marks visible upon close inspection. The strike is well above average for the date, especially through Liberty’s hair and the eagle’s breast feathers, giving the coin exceptional overall eye appeal.

A premium Carson City issue with booming cartwheel luster and frosty, sharply defined devices. Brilliant silver surfaces are exceptionally clean for the grade, with only minor, well-hidden marks. Strong strike throughout, especially at the hair and eagle’s breast, and outstanding eye appeal befitting the coveted “+” designation.

A superb Carson City issue with deeply mirrored fields that create a bold, watery reflectivity and strong cameo contrast against the frosted devices. Sharply struck throughout, with excellent definition in Liberty’s hair and the eagle’s breast. The surfaces are remarkably clean, allowing the dramatic black-and-white appearance to fully shine. Brilliant and highly eye appealing, this […]

CAC. An exceptional example of this better Carson City Morgan dollar with vibrant, frosty mint luster that radiates across sharply struck devices and remarkably clean fields. Liberty’s hair detail is crisp and fully defined, while the reverse eagle exhibits outstanding feather definition. The eye appeal is outstanding.