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Valued Member
Canada
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Edited by nancylou
12/02/2021 2:16 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Fantasy coin or outright counterfeit?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What the heck ! That's not even a coin . Some kind of fantasy piece . Lets see the other side . 
In Memory of Butch L.
and Jim U. rest in peace .
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Valued Member
Canada
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Here you go..more pics added
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Valued Member
United States
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Weird. Morgan dollars and Trade dollars were two different issues, and neither were minted in 1985. My apologies to the OP if this is obvious knowledge to her/him. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Tenring..nope I am just learning.
So what are you saying?
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Valued Member
United States
65 Posts |
That coin is not a U.S. Mint coin. Looks like it is a "silver round" - bullion piece. With that, I would want to verify it and not assume. Morgan dollars were issued 1878-1904, and in 1921. Oh, and just issued 2021. Trade dollars were issued from 1873-1885. Hope that helps! |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Interesting silver bullion round. They need to be careful the US gov doesn't charge them with counterfeiting. They get twitchy when it is close. It does look like it has Mechanical Doubling. So the press they used to make the bullion piece was a bit loose. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very interesting coin, where did you find that?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are you able to weigh this on a digital scale to two decimal points? Given the abundance of Chinese counterfeit coins in the marketplace, It wouldn't surprise me if this isn't plated over a cheap base metal. It may be silver though. Weight and a specific gravity test should confirm the composition.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Really?!! That is very interesting. I thought there was one on eBay before but this was just in with old coins Athar I've had for many years. It weighs 31.21g . If that helps. Its definitely silver..at least on the outside but who knows if it's coated or something? It was in circulation so I just assumed it was a regular silver piece.
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Valued Member
Canada
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If I were to send this to be graded..would they or can they if it's not a real coin? But then why bother, who would want it.
So then what do I do with this thing? Shelf it again I guess.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks as fake as my Lincoln Dime:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The weight seems to be correct for a silver bullion round which this likely is. Not worth slabbing even if it is genuine. Only worth bullion spot price (less than $30). Might just be the light source of your pictures but there appears to be some copper showing on the rim and the surface. If that is the case it would be a plated junk coin. You were able to weigh it with a digital scale so why not do a specific gravity test? That will tell you if it is silver or perhaps a copper core. Silver should come in with a reading of around 10.33. Readings in the 9. something would be closer to copper.
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Posted 12/02/2021 2:05 pm
