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Is This Really Real 1893-S Morgan Dollar

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 Posted 12/28/2022  6:00 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sel_69l to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Method of ping tone test:
Place a blanket under the test area.
Place one coin on the tip of a finger and gently tap the edge with the other coin.
If the suspect coin falls on the blanket, no damage is done.

Have been doing this test for many decades.
With a little practice, it is a reliable diagnostic, and anyone can do it reliably.
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 Posted 12/28/2022  11:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add paralyse to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Ping test is junk science with modern Chinesium forgeries that are of comparable silver content and alloy to the real thing.

When buying a multi-thousand-dollar coin, I want something more reliable than my ear.

I knew this one was junk as soon as I saw the date. Didn't even need to read the rest.

The best "test" you can do is to learn what real ones look like and how to recognize them.

I would avoid this dealer like the plague and never return. There's no way any dealer would allow such a high value date/MM to be in inventory when it's such an obvious fake, unless they're straight up scammers, thieves, or con artists.
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 Posted 12/29/2022  12:43 am  Show Profile   Check Zurie's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Zurie to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

The ping test may be fine for assessing junk silver, but it's totally unwarranted here. As @nss-52 and @paralyse noted, just seeing the incorrect date position is enough to confirm that it's not genuine. Testing the metal content is also superfluous, but at least you know it has no bullion value either.
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 Posted 12/29/2022  12:48 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sel_69l to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I also agree, although I am not a specialist vammer.
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 Posted 12/29/2022  11:20 am  Show Profile   Check Pacificoin's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Pacificoin to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Ping test , tissue test , in this day and age , junk science
and pure nonsense!
As stated this piece is spurious due to the date position
being impossible for an 1893 S.
Send it back or send it in ( To a legit TPG)
No Santa Claus in numismatics .
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