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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;C G Memminger, post: 2129185, member: 71506&quot;]Tom B makes a good point, beautifully illustrated by the Carson City Morgans. These were minted in 13 years, and I treat 1880R78 as a separate classification.</p><p><br /></p><p>The lowest mintage is the 1885 (228,000).&nbsp; in grades of VF, AU and MS64, but it ranks 3rd, 5th and 8th in these grades.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The highest mintage is the 1890 (2,309,041).&nbsp; in these grades, it ranks 10th, 8th and 5th.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The 4th highest mintage was the 1892 (1,352,000).&nbsp; it ranks 6th, 4th and 4th.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1889 (&quot;King of the Carsons&quot;) had the third lowest mintage (350,000). yet it ranks 1-1-1.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Survival rate.&nbsp; How many beautiful 1881s and 1885s have you seen/owned?&nbsp; How many 89s have you ever seen in AU?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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