1881-CC Toned Morgan

The reverse of this attractive toner is a solid gem. The obverse is choice. MS64 sounds correct for the overall grade.

VAM-2. The hefty survival rate of this issue belies its' low mintage; it's not intuitive that a coin with only 296,000 minted would be worth a little over $500 in MS64. But there it is.

Eye appeal is utterly off the charts. This one grabs me by the throat, and I'd be reduced to giggles were I able to add it to my collection. The cheek doesn't quite allow me to go 65 on it, but if PCGS were to call it that I wouldn't be handing out pitchforks.

MS64+ for extraordinary eye appeal. If this one goes in your cases, you need to get top-of-the-market money for it.

@ Dave and Dave;

I agree its a VAM-2. The Reverse is spot on, all the way to the die crack.

For all, a non-toned example can be seen here;
http://www.vamworld.com/1881-CC+VAM-2

@ mkman123 - I don't buy on ebay. I buy from legitimate sources that I have been dealing with for over 2 decades, or take a chance at organizations and agencies that are willing to work with me on prices.

I am a huge fan of Morgan dollars. One day I was sorting through the safe and my daughter and her fiance come in and my daughter asked "So, Dad, is there anything you buy that you don't sell ? " I gave her one of those "of course" looks, and handed her a NGC box of 64 and 65 PL Morgans, and another of Toned 64, 65 and 66 beauties. She said WOW, where'd you get these, and I said through many places and many years. And there are more of these than I am willing to pull out. She says, well, that answers my question !

This one I will eventually send in and get graded and attributed. I am an even bigger fan of the Carson City Morgans, and while I can I am diving all in to buy one of each at the highest level my wallet can afford. I do sell the lower graded coins and move up slowly in the Morgan dollar market and it is paying off. I'm a collector, investor and businessman all wrapped into one. A Toned Morgan dollar is hard to beat, and thats why I collect them.

= )

64

I'm with you on toned Morgans. Blast white is alright but tone stands alone.

Me too... I like, and will choose original toners over a blast white coin every day of the week...

And I also like Morgan's more than any other coins, and also especially CC's. The only thing better than a toned CC is a DMPL toned CC . I have a stunning DMPL ANACS '83CC toner and its definitely one of my favorite coins I own.. I could never get sick of looking at it! Not as rare of a date as yours but a beauty none the less..

Frankly, I've never met a Morgan I didn't like (real on that is)...

MS-64.