One of the most anticipated releases from the United States Mint will be available for pre-order starting next week. The 2021 “CC” and “O” privy mark Morgan Dollars will be available for order next Monday, May 24, 2021. Pre-orders will open up at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the Mint’s site. The “CC” privy mark pays homage to the Carson City Mint where the Morgan Dollars were originally struck. Likewise, the “O” honors the New Orleans Mint. Of the various Morgan and Peace Dollars set for release this year, the 100th anniversary of the Morgan’s minting ending and the Peace’s beginning, these two privy mark coins are likely the two most sought after by collectors.
Pre-orders will be accepted between May 24 to June 7 or until inventory is depleted. There will only be 175,000 of each coin produced and the Mint has set a high household limit of 10 coins. This, however, is an improvement as the Mint originally set the limit at 25. A vocal numismatic community was heard by the Mint and the limit was lowered. Also bare in mind that this is a pre-order to assure you get one of these coins. The actual shipping of the coin will not occur until October.
2021 Morgan Dollar with CC Privy Mark
- Price: $85.00
- Production Limit: 175,000
- Household Purchase Limit: 10
- Pre-Order Date: May 24 – June 7 (or while supplies last)
- Shipping Date: October
2021 Morgan Dollar with O Privy Mark
- Price: $85.00
- Production Limit: 175,000
- Household Purchase Limit: 10
- Pre-Order Date: May 24 – June 7 (or while supplies last)
- Shipping Date: October
Note that the pre-orders that start on May 24th are only for the privy mark Morgan Dollars. The 2021(P), 2021-D, 2021-S, and the 2021(P) Peace Dollar will not be available for pre-order until June 7.
This should be interesting. The high price and change in composition (99.9% silver instead of the original 90%) are causing controversies. And one can after all buy a “real” Morgan from these mints in worn condition for less. What throws a monkey wrench into the whole thing is that there’s talk of continuing the Morgan and Peace series into the future which would have both positives and negatives for demand. Whether any are available 15 minutes after they go on sale–indeed whether the Mint’s order site has been improved enough to handle the demand–remains to be seen. Personally I’m ambivalent about even trying, but you can be sure that the big dealers will be hyping them up in no time.
I’m with you on all counts. I’m not trying on these. I am going to try for the D or P later as I suspect I’ll have a swinging chance. I do think the Mint has done a lot of work to bolster the site in high demand times. We will see.