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dezertrat New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 04/29/2006 11:37 pm I have picked up a nice coin and am needing help. At first glance it looks like a morgan but the reverse does not match. this coin is a 1896 with a morgan obverse. the reverse says one troy ounce across the top and .999 fine silver and silver trade unit across the bottom. the picture in the middle is of a scale. I have searched on the internet and came up with a morgan commemorative. But on the commemorative coin it did not have a date on the obverse. and on the reverse under where it says one troy ounce at the top it has a 3.11 gram weight. So if there is anyone that can help me figure this out. Report this Post to the Staff

Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 04/29/2006 11:50 pm What you have there is a bullion coin, not really a US mint coin, it was probably minted by a personally owned mint and its worth as much as the amount of silver its made out of. The term "coin" shouldnt be used on this because a "coin" has to have a face value stamped on it to be a "coin". if it doesn't have a face value its not a coin its a bullion round with a coin design. The Silver eagle, even though was never meant to trade at face value is still considered a 1 dollar coin because it has a face value of 1 US dollar so its a coin, even though when minted it was made to be a bullion peice Edited by Bryan1315 04/29/2006 11:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Becky Pillar of the Community United States 954 Posts	Posted 04/30/2006 10:41 am Welcome!! Yep, it is silver bullion. Report this Post to the Staff
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