1895 O Morgan Silver Dollar The Real Deal Or Not - Page 2

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dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 06/06/2019 4:56 pm The date position does not match any of the VAM listings. Sorry, but Chinese fake it is... Attached is a link to a listing with photos of the date position of authentic '95-O Morgans. http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.c...1895-O_VAM-4 Report this Post to the Staff
machine20 Pillar of the Community United States 1277 Posts	Posted 06/06/2019 5:10 pm straight from Chinatown? Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8516 Posts	Posted 06/06/2019 5:17 pm This one was easy just from first glance. The more you see them the easier it is to spot them. They just have that look and it's not hard to find em on the no no site. Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
NDBirdman Pillar of the Community United States 747 Posts	Posted 06/06/2019 5:56 pm Welcome to the forum! Sorry about the fake. Report this Post to the Staff
Evildrivenda New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 06/06/2019 7:07 pm See that make sense the scratch under chin makes it fake thanks Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/06/2019 7:22 pm Right, the Chinese fakers used the same pair of dies and just changed the date from 1895 to 1896. Edited by Coinfrog 06/06/2019 7:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 06/06/2019 7:31 pm One of the poorest Chinese counterfeit Morgan's. Report this Post to the Staff
Andy Herkimer Valued Member United States 206 Posts	Posted 06/06/2019 7:31 pm Quote: See that make sense the scratch under chin makes it fake thanks It's kind of hard to understand to someone who hasn't studied coins, but most of the time a coin either looks genuine or fake. Upon initial glance you immediately know if it looks fake or real, because you have looked at thousands or tens of thousands. Color, strike, details, style, surfaces, etc all go into that initial thought but much of it is kind of subconscious. That's why some people will say it looks fake or real initially and they are correct 95%+ of the time, even though at that point they don't exactly know consciously why. Then after the initial view, you look for all the other small details to confirm or disprove your initial impression. It's an odd skill. Edited by Andy Herkimer 06/06/2019 7:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
EarlyTurban Valued Member United States 383 Posts	Posted 06/08/2019 07:13 am Welcome to the forum. On your example, there are counterfeit die markers evident. It's details are mushy, plus your coin's lettering and date logos do not match a genuine 1895-O Morgan dollar. The toning/coloration also looks like what has become the "classic" Chinese counterfeit toning and wear pattern. All indications point to a Chinese-made fake. Do you have any idea from where your grandfather purchased/obtained it? Report this Post to the Staff
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