MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR REFLECTIONS

Deep Mirror Prooflike Coins Dazzle

- BY SILVANO DiGENOVA

1889-CC Morgan dollar MS-64 Deep Mirror Prooflike (DMPL). Legendary key date. PCGS Population: 22; with a single MS-64+ DMPL finer in this category. There is only example graded finer than MS-64 in any PCGS category, at MS-68. CAC Stickered Population: 10; 0. Value: $295,000

The Deep Mirror Prooflike (DMPL) Morgan dollar is a sight to behold, a beaming headlight in the night with snow-white frosted devices (the part of a coin that stands out, such as the portrait) contrasted against unfathomably cavernous mirror-like reflective fields (the background of the coin). It's almost unimaginable that the fragile surfaces of these large and heavy silver dollars have fortuitously escaped significant injury.

The term "prooflike" refers to a coin that has properties similar to a "proof" coin: a cameo contrast between fields and devices.