Authenticating A 1890 Morgan Dollar

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shoopdawhoop100 New Member Canada 4 Posts	Posted 12/27/2013 10:01 am So Iv'e recently purchased a Morgan dollar from 1890. It's in fair condition, and passes the tests like so: -Now, my scale is not a coin scale, and rounds grams to having no decimal point, so I converted the weight of a Morgan(26.73g) to ounces, which comes in at 0.94287, and when I weigh it, it comes in at 0.95oz, which is about 26.78g in the least. Tell me if this is a reasonable margin of error. -It IS silver, as it passes my favourite silver test, the ice cube test. Also has the silver "ring". -Its diameter is about 37.9 mm, when it should be 38.1, tell me if this is ok. Pics: So tell me what you think! Edited by shoopdawhoop100 12/27/2013 12:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff

noD Pillar of the Community United States 1584 Posts	Posted 12/27/2013 1:03 pm Slight variations of weight/diameter are expected in circulated Morgan dollars. Is your scale accurate? Is the coin attracted to a magnet? Based on the images the coin looks genuine, although the color is a bit odd. Report this Post to the Staff
shoopdawhoop100 New Member Canada 4 Posts	Posted 12/27/2013 1:23 pm It isn't attracted to a magnet. You may be right about the scale, as it's meant for cooking. The colour is due to bad lighting and an odd angle. Here is some better pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 12/27/2013 3:08 pm Coin seems genuine. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveCaruso Pillar of the Community United States 1796 Posts	Posted 12/27/2013 4:20 pm If it passes all of those tests, it's most likely genuine. Report this Post to the Staff
DoubleEagle20 Pillar of the Community United States 1750 Posts	Posted 12/28/2013 12:09 am Looks genuine, but polished. Hope you didn't pay a ton of money for it. Report this Post to the Staff
shoopdawhoop100 New Member Canada 4 Posts	Posted 12/28/2013 08:18 am The coin looks less shiny than in the picture. Once again, I`m not very good at taking pictures from a good angle. Besides, even if it is polished a bit I don`t mind, I just want to know if it`s real. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 12/28/2013 08:28 am The date looks good to me. The chinese counterfeits tend to be a bit "cartoonish" and this one is not. Report this Post to the Staff
rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 12/29/2013 9:32 pm not fake completely genuine Report this Post to the Staff
shoopdawhoop100 New Member Canada 4 Posts	Posted 12/30/2013 09:26 am Thanks for all the help. What do you think this would grade? Report this Post to the Staff
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