1890-CC Silver Dollar NGC MS62 CAC - 1890-CC Morgan $1 NGC MS62 CAC. VAM-4, R4. Here is a Mint State, scarce 1890-CC Morgan Dollar that has frosted devices over satiny fields. The coin is well struck with full details on the hair above Libertys ear and the feathers on the eagles breast. The coin is white with just a trace of light toning on the rims and on Libertys hair. The surfaces are completely original and clean for the grade with no notable abrasion marks or other distractions. The tail bar is clearly visible without the aid of magnification. The CAC sticker assures that the coin is of premium quality and fully deserves the grade assigned.

VAM numbers, for Leroy Van Allen and A. George Mallis, are used for varieties of the Morgan Dollar. The VAM 4 has the date further to the right than normal. The reverse shows a die gouge from where the eagles tail feathers and arrow feathers join down to the wreath. The mintmark is centered but tilted to the right.

George T. Morgans design for the dollar shows a close head of Liberty in profile facing left. She wears a headband inscribed LIBERTY. In her hair are cotton, corn, wheat, and tobacco. She wears a modified Phrygian cap and is surrounded with the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM, thirteen stars (seven left and six right), and the date. The reverse shows an eagle with wings raised looking left. In its talons are arrows and olive branch, symbols of preparedness and peace. A wreath is below and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is above. Except for the eagles wing tips, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and ONE DOLLAR circumscribe the design. The mintmark is below the wreath and above the denomination.

The only contemporary complaint with George T. Morgans design for the new dollar was that Liberty was too heavy. For his model, Morgan used Anna Williams, a school teacher from Philadelphia. Charles Barber also submitted a design. His design showed Liberty as also being too heavy, but she was also dumpy looking and had a fat neck. Morgans reverse showed an eagle that looked unnatural. Barbers seemed more real. In any case, it was Morgans designs that were selected for the dollar. It is an irony that the first Morgan dollar was presented to Rutherford B. Hayes, the president who had vetoed the authorizing act.

In its population report, as of April 2013, CAC has confirmed 6 1890-CC VAM-4s at the MS62 level.