Morgan Dollar Identification - For My Learning

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JohnDeVito Valued Member United States 196 Posts	Posted 04/02/2016 11:29 am I love Morgan dollars. I think they are beautiful coins and I read things about them. I just posted a possible counterfeit and noticed it had sold this morning, so I was thinking I was probably wrong. I was hoping that someone could let me know what they think. The one in question was a 1893 S. With only one obverse die and two reverse dies used to mint that date and mintmark I figured it was easier to learn. Coin on eBaby had the date shifted to the right from where I understand the correct position to be, but now I wonder if I was looking at it wrong. Is this date placement incorrect? I had drawn red lines between the denticles to show where the 1 falls and this is what I was thinking made the authenticity of the coin questionable. Report this Post to the Staff

NoPoMoCo Valued Member United States 403 Posts	Posted 04/02/2016 11:44 am I think no question that it was a forgery. The one in the date should be squarely over a denticle. There are other markers as well that a buyer should check. This is an easy one... many forgeries are much more sophisticated. Report this Post to the Staff
JohnDeVito Valued Member United States 196 Posts	Posted 04/02/2016 11:53 am Thanks. I was unable to identify any of the other obverse markers on the coin, but this stuck out. I feel bad because someone got ripped off for $1900. Not small change to me. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 04/02/2016 12:18 pm Clearly a fake based on the date position. Based on the form of the 3, I believe this one was once an 1898-S. Unfortunately, there are a lot of uneducated collectors out there scooping up crap like this one. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 04/02/2016 4:20 pm Certainly the wrong positioning. If it's a cut 8 or just a plain out forgery is tough to tell from the date only. Report this Post to the Staff
Slider23 Pillar of the Community United States 4480 Posts	Posted 04/02/2016 5:22 pm The 3 on the 93s is also raised above the other numbers in the date. The example you post has the 3 at the same level. Report this Post to the Staff
JohnDeVito Valued Member United States 196 Posts	Posted 04/09/2016 4:20 pm Nice pointer. Position of the 3. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
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