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Valued Member
 New Zealand
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Yeah... the more I look at this, the more I am inclined to believe the coin is a fake. A couple of things are standing out at the moment: the shoulder gap looks wrong and, as mentioned above, the mint mark positions matches no VAMs. Time to save both me and the seller any more grief.
Note to self: stick to LCs.
Thanks everyone.
Edited by Aoraki
02/08/2018 10:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Don't buy it! Bet you $100 it's a Chinese fake.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It has the same look as many Chinese fakes.
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Ouch! Pass. Return if you can.
Edited by Coinfrog
02/09/2018 10:51 am
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Valued Member
United States
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how do you know its fake people?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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how do you know its fake people? Quote:
It has the look of a cast counterfeit and I can't match it to any of the known die pairings. It looks like a C4 reverse die but the date position and mint mark are off the known positions. By studying what authentic coins look like. The date and mint mark positions do not match any VAM listings. http://www.vamworld.com/1903-S+VAMs |
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United States
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how do you know its fake people? Quite a few markers that tell me it's fake. First of all, compare images of a cast counterfeit to a real Morgan dollar. You will see an immediate difference. Secondly, I can see that the lettering and date just look "off" - they don't look like a legitimate Morgan dollar. The eagle on the reverse looks wrong too - it has full detail, but yet the rest of the coin exhibits AU condition wear, which means something isn't right. Finally, the coin doesn't match any known VAMs. BassPro, I can post images of my real 1903 Morgan dollar that is in AU condition if you like, and you can compare them to your fake. |
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United States
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this is not my coin -silver- but I am very interested in telling real from fake. What do 'denticals' mean? I see people saying that. 'SilverDollar' if you have comparing photos please show and thanks for your time.
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United States
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Here is what see that would make me believe that the coin is counterfiet. The toning is typical for a Chinese fake, there are what appears to be cast bump on the cheek. On reverse the wings look like there has been environmental damage, but most likely cast pot marks, the details in the breast feathers look better than a coin in XF condition, Dave 700 can not match a VAM. Edited by Slider23
02/09/2018 4:32 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 with Slider23 Here are images of my 1903 Morgan dollar:   Denticles are the little bumps on the edge of the coin. See below image:  Edited by SilverDollar2017
02/09/2018 4:38 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Thank you sivlerdollar. The coin looked off to me but wasn't sure. I have been going through the 150 coins I bought recently. So far they all look good.
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Valued Member
New Zealand
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By the way... money refunded before the coin was posted. Seller genuinely interested in how to spot a fake Morgan. Seems he has a few others from the same source.
I'm sticking to Large Cents from here on...
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My first impression before reading any of the other posts was that this coin is fake.
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