And it will anchor my 19th Century Type Set

Just added this NGC MS66 Star 1884CC Silver Dollar to anchor my 19th Century Type Set . I could not resist the obverse crescent blue rainbow toning this coin exhibits as it suits my eye and fits well with many of the toned 19th century pieces in my sets. In contrast to the obverse, the reverse of this coin is blast white. I assume with toned CC pieces that there is a slightly higher premium for nice "obverse only" toning compared to "reverse only" toning but do not have any facts to support this assumption. Possibly someone more knowledgeable in this series can comment. As this is the only Morgan presently residing in my collection, I specifically targeted a CC mintage for the type set to add "a little extra spice". Strongly considered were a couple of nice rainbow toned MS64 and MS65 1883/1884 GSA CC's but they could not match this piece for overall look, quality and value. There is a very high probability that this piece was part of the GSA hoard but was at some point cracked out of its original holder. In researching, 962,000 1884CC's were discovered with the GSA hoard, an amazing 85% of the date's 1,136,000 mintage. This date has the highest Hoard % of mintage and as a "common" date CC is perfect for my type set. Long term I am intrigued with the CC GSA's, much of which is due to the articles posted on this board, but for now will table any thoughts of a new start-up as there is enough ground to cover with my existing sets.

Thanks for reading, and happy collecting !!! RichH

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