SILVER DOLLAR, 1892-CC, PCGS MS 66 CAC

A stunning example. A full, bold strike, with excellent detail. Clearly struck from a late state of the dies. Both the obverse and reverse exhibit a series of die cracks through various parts of the legends; the coin was also struck from clashed dies. There is also a small area over Liberty’s brow which exhibits the parallel striae from the drawing bench during flan preparation. All commentators (Bowers, Miller, Highfill) note the normally “scruffy” look of most examples of the date; this piece is noteworthy by virtue of its clean, fresh, and virtually unmarred surfaces. The obverse is richly toned with electric sea green and purple flashes toward the rims, and deep orange-gold to russet hues on and around Liberty’s head; the reverse, by comparison, exhibits toning only at the beading, with the balance of surfaces brilliantly white and frosty.

Certificate number: 7455544 (Generation 3.1 holder). Of the more than 10,000 occasions PCGS has certified examples of this date, it has assigned MS 66 only thirty times, with three 66+; one 67 and the single finest a 67+. CAC has certified fifteen at this level and only two (MS 67) finer. Around the time this coin was certified only four examples had been graded MS 66 (with a lone 67). (02-18)