***Auction Highlight*** 1889/1-cc Vam 2 R5 Morgan Dollar $1 Graded Select Unc BY USCG. The low-mintage 1889-CC dollar is the key to the Carson City series of Morgans. Only 350,000 pieces were struck, and the number of survivors is heavily skewed toward circulated, and heavily circulated coins. Mint State examples are seldom located, simply because there was little or no reason for contemporary collectors to set them aside. By the time collecting Morgan dollars became popular the 1889-CC date and mintmark combination had been in circulation for decades. Small groups were paid out of the Treasury in 1933 and 1934, and a couple of bags were still in existence in the early 1960s, but Mint State pieces are elusive in auctions today. This is an all-brilliant example that is well-struck. A number of smaller abrasions are scattered over each side, as one would expect for an MS63, but the mint luster is radiant and heavily frosted. I have included a picture of the PCGS ms63 that sold last month for $28,800. A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away, you might not find its equal Coin. I give this coin my highest recommendation