CoinsMorgan Dollars, 1878–1904, 1921 → 1892-CC Morgan Dollar

1892-CC Morgan Dollar

Semi-keyCarson City Mint
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Why this coin matters

The 1892-CC Morgan Dollar was struck at the Carson City Mint with a recorded mintage of 1,352,000 coins — the 25th-lowest of the 96 circulation-strike issues in the morgan dollar series, and 21% of the 6,332,000 morgan dollars the Mint produced across all facilities in 1892.

Scarce in the GSA hoard unlike its 1882-84 siblings.

A full collector's note for this issue — survival, strike character, and what to check before buying — is on the writing schedule; the figures above are the permanent record.

Mintage: the 1892 morgan dollar, mint by mint

IssueMintMintage
1892 Morgan DollarPhiladelphia1,036,000
1892-O Morgan DollarNew Orleans2,744,000
1892-S Morgan DollarSan Francisco1,200,000
1892-CC Morgan DollarCarson City1,352,000

The 1892-CC in its series

Sources

Mintage figures: United States Mint, Annual Report of the Director of the Mint, cross-checked across independent published references. Specifications: United States Mint coin specifications.

The mintage is the only number that never changes. This is where it lives.