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hipis New Member Poland 17 Posts	Posted 11/06/2009 12:46 pm Hi. I bought 1878 Morgan dollar on ebay. It looks like circulated but it weighs 26,63g. It means it is a copy? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...:RTQ:US:1123 Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 11/06/2009 1:14 pm The correct weight for a Morgan dollar would be 26.73 grams so yours would be within tolerance. If it were several grams light, then you would most certainly have a fake. Looking at the images, nothing about it screams fake and there are several Morgan experts lurking about that I am sure will chime in. You might even get lucky and have a really nice VAM* on your hands *A VAM is a die variety for Morgan and Peace dollars, the name is derived from the two authors of the authoritative reference book on the subject, LeRoy Van Allen and George Mallis. VAMs are quite popular with Morgan collectors and some of them are incredibly valuable. Report this Post to the Staff
hipis New Member Poland 17 Posts	Posted 11/06/2009 1:50 pm Ufff, I hope you right and this is the real Morgan. I'm not a collector but I always wanted to have a real dollar from wild west ages. It doesn't have to be beautiful and uncirculated but it must be REAL. Report this Post to the Staff
remmy1100 Valued Member United States 380 Posts	Posted 11/06/2009 4:23 pm Its not a fake... look on the reverse (the back) and look under the "N" from IN GOD WE TRUST... see that line that runs to the eagles wing? that is a clash mark and unlikely to find them on a fake. (not a guarantee, but close) I would say your coin is real and you have nothing to worry about. Though there are fakes out there that look real good. (There are even fakes that are listed in the TOP100 Morgan VAMs) I would say you have a nice 1878 Silver Dollar now. Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 11/06/2009 5:41 pm I'd also vote genuine ... it's a VAM 84A http://www.vamworld.com/1878-P+VAM-84A Report this Post to the Staff
remmy1100 Valued Member United States 380 Posts	Posted 11/16/2009 5:53 pm genuine... like cleaned? or genuine like a real silver dollar. Just not sure since they started to use Genuine on holders. Report this Post to the Staff
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