1893-S Morgan Dollar - Real Or Fake?

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Blackhawk New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 11:25 am I set out to build a year-by-year collection of uncirculated Morgan dollars a few years ago. I purchased this 1893-S Morgan dollar from a dealer who was going out of business. I did not know how scarce the year and mint mark of this coin was at the time. While recently reviewing my collection, I realized that this particular coin is quite rare. My questions are: * Does this coin appear to be authentic? * Would it be considered uncirculated? Thank you in advance for your time and insights. Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21583 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 11:37 am Yes, it is genuine but it is not uncirculated. Would still be worth getting graded as there were only 100,000 struck. Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5661 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 11:43 am It's definitely counterfeit. There was only one obverse die used for the 1893-S, and the date position on this coin is not that. Also, the mintmark position is too high for either reverse dies for that date. Not to mention it would be a $400,000 coin if genuine. Report this Post to the Staff
Pmint1 Valued Member United States 465 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 12:18 pm The lettering on the reverse does not look right. Most letters have an "indent" on the base that doesn't look right to me. Report this Post to the Staff
GMS5 Pillar of the Community Canada 1527 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 1:24 pm I agree with Zurie, unfortunately a counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73585 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 3:31 pm Here's a link to the genuine 1893 -S Morgan dollar. https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1893-s-1/7226 Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Mrhakfbacon Pillar of the Community United States 555 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 5:06 pm Sadly a counterfeit. Almost had a heart attack for a moment. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187507 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 5:27 pm Yikes! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10029 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 7:55 pm Definite counterfeit. Date font completely wrong and most likely other stuff. Just zoom in on details at PCGS coinfacts for same coin and make comparisons. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10472 Posts	Posted 05/04/2026 9:22 pm Quote: Date font completely wrong OP vs Genuine Report this Post to the Staff
Sharkman Valued Member United States 456 Posts	Posted 05/23/2026 01:19 am Quite the divot at the top of the liberty cap and the circular thingie at the bottom of the head wreath doesn't look right either. Report this Post to the Staff
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