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New Member
United States
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I have a " Morgan silver dollar" type coin (left facing bust on front, eagle on back) not a Trade dollar or a seated liberty type. It appears to be minted 1870S, so far I have received info saying it doesn't exist, if so what other possibilities are there ? Image forthcoming when I get batteries for my camera. Thanks |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 are you sure the date is not 1878, perhaps with a damaged 8? The date of 1870 is impossible for it to be a design from George T. Morgan, the designer of the Morgan silver dollar, since he did not emigrate to the US from Britain until 1876. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2540 Posts |
what biokemist said.
not possible, could be another Chinese fantasy coin?
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New Member
 United States
7 Posts |
Will post my best pic when I get to a computer; also perhaps I need a better magnifying glass
Thanks for the replys
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New Member
United States
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This is my best pic, still wonderin ?  |
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Moderator
 United States
23522 Posts |
Fake. Not a chance. The date is clearly 1870, 6 years before its' designer even came to America.
There are no other possibilities.
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Valued Member
United States
223 Posts |
Counterfeit. Besides the fact there is no 1870 Morgan the font of the date is wrong. The spacing of the stars looks off particularly the three on the bottom left. I'm interested in seeing the reverse too.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
987 Posts |
 Clearly a fake. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1796 Posts |
This is indeed a counterfeit, and by the looks of it a well-circulated one (or at least one made to look well circulated). Hehe love to have one like that in my collection. :-)
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New Member
United States
7 Posts |
I wonder how much it is worth to a collector of such things ?
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New Member
United States
7 Posts |
What I mean do some people collect such coins ?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1796 Posts |
Aye counterfeit collectors exist. :-) Most of us are into contemporary counterfeits where there are some who are in to modern counterfeits (I'm into both). Contemporary counterfeits can be worth a few dollars (common cast counterfeits in brass or copper) up to hundreds if they are a famous variety. Such famous varieties include Contemporary Capped Bust Counterfeits, Contemporary Seated dime Counterfeits, Henning Nickels, and "Micro O" 1896, 1900, and 1902 Morgan dollars (which even have their own VAM, they fooled enough people). Moderns generally go and trade for "face value" (modern mass-produced Chinese counterfeits) to under $25 (but the upper end of that is only found for very convincing examples of key dates or rare varieties with high novelty interest). They also trade at melt if they are made of precious metal. I'd need a closer look to tell you what it'd be worth; however, from what I can see I'd guess you're only looking at a few dollars at best. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Did you get it from statmatics, or did he get it from you?
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New Member
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
9104 Posts |
There are two threads, one with you, and one with statmatics posting the coin. Three possibilities: - You're posting under two names
- They're aging coins to make them identical
- One of you got the coin from the other.
Here are the two coins, side by side:   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
9104 Posts |
Any fotoshop whizzes out there who can adjust the pix on the right to look brighter, etc, like the left?
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Posted 04/19/2012 08:57 am
