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Quote:They really have! I wonder what happened to them. I decided that the trio are going to be the first Eisenhower dollars I will spend in a long time. I just can't see saving them, especially in this kind of condition. Spend them. Spend them well.  Hopefully it will spark a conversation or interest. |
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Spend them. Spend them well.
Hopefully it will spark a conversation or interest. I fully plan on it.  From the start, my intention was to spend them one-by-one, in carefully picked situations where they will generate the most scrutiny and/ or discussion. I would much rather have fun with them than simply use all 3 up buying gas or something. I'll let you know how it goes! Maybe I'll have some fun with a teenage cashier one day. Edited by Earendil
06/17/2016 10:02 pm
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Excellent. |
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United States
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Ordered another bag, but was just informed it had $999 in it. Not sure why they would know that unless they simply opened it up to take one coin out. I guess they saw something they liked.
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Well, that certainly seems strange. Hopefully the remaining 999 coins will offer something fun.
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United States
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So, one of my teller friends saved me what I thought was an 1898-O Morgan she acquired from one of her customers. I had doubts because it looked too ratty to be a genuine one and it didn't have the silver clink or the thickness that my 1923 Peace dollar had when I found it at a bank in 2014, but I bought it anyway (after all, it's only $1 out of my pocket).   What do you guys think? I plan on weighing it to see if it matches the specs of a real silver dollar, but are there other tests I can do to make sure it's real? If it turns out to be fake, I'm only out one dollar and I can use it for something else. |
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3 proofs and 1 40%er in last bag
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United States
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An update on the Morgan dollar. I managed to take the mass of the coin and it comes in at 18.16 grams. This is about 8.6 grams less than what it should be. So I'm leaning towards the idea that it's fake. Unless, at some point in its life, it was exposed to acid and that wore away at the coin, leading to its current state. I'll take the coin to a coin shop for an expert opinion as I've done all I can so far. Edited by SilverRoosevelt
07/10/2016 7:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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So I went to a coin shop I've had a good relationship with over the last six years and presented it to the dealer. He concluded it was a lead slug used to cheat slot machines with, or to fool someone who was putting together a set of Morgans.
Oh well; I'm only out $1.
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An inexpensive lesson learned. |
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Thankfully you didn't pay over face for it. Many people have made much bigger mistakes in their lives when it came to buying coins.
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Latest bag: 2 Morgans and 2 1976 Proofs. Both Morgans are 1901-O (one in great shape and one very worn).
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That fake Morgan is worth a dollar in my opinion.
I love when I spend my Ike's and people look at them like what in the world is this, then they ask a manager if they except those? Funny every time!
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Found 8 the other day at a bank, nothing to show, no silver. I will sell at an upcoming garage sale for $2 a piece, no problem selling them, people want to get them for their grand kids.
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