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Pillar of the Community
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Doesn't seem to be enough details in the eagles wing feathers. Not looking good overall.
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United States
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If the coin in hand looks like the pic you posted it is either: 1) harshly cleaned; or 2) dipped to death.
It has ZERO eye appeal.
As far as authenticity goes I cannot tell from the posted pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by SilverDollar2017
02/04/2018 4:17 pm
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 Belgium
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If the coin in hand looks like the pic you posted it is either: 1) harshly cleaned; or 2) dipped to death. Yes, it looks pretty much the same in hand. That's part of why I found it suspect - the color was totally different compared to another silver dollar which I'm sure is authentic. |
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Belgium
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Quote:No. Real Morgan dollars can have a rotated die. Thanks for that information. As to the weight, could a real Morgan be 0.3 grams overweight? |
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Pillar of the Community
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Did you ever check to see if a magnet sticks to it?
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Belgium
186 Posts |
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Did you ever check to see if a magnet sticks to it? Yes I did and it didn't stick. Though my magnet might have been too weak, it's probably not steel or another magnetic metal (steel would weigh much less I think; weight is higher than normal). Hopefully it's a fake made out of real silver, but my realistic guess is plated copper. Edited by TheCoinDom
02/04/2018 4:30 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Ping the coin for sound, and compare to a known genuine Morgan.
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Belgium
186 Posts |
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Ping the coin for sound, and compare to a known genuine Morgan. It sounds different, it's like a duller, heavier sound. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
It's certainly fake, and I wouldn't bet on silver.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree. I'm no expert, but this lacks even the slightest evidence of bagging or wear.
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Belgium
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Thanks guys,
the coin doesn't stick to even the strongest of magnets.
I believe it's plated copper, I might check that by scratching it.
I'm still hoping it's silver though (though I don't believe it is).
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United States
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Looks like they forgot to add reeding to the edge.
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Belgium
186 Posts |
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Looks like they forgot to add reeding to the edge. No, that's just how it looks from the scans (illusion - they do not include the edge), but actually the edge is regularly reeded with a black patina added to it. |
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Posted 02/04/2018 4:13 pm
