Morgan Dollar Struck Through Grease?

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kazuma78 Valued Member United States 53 Posts	Posted 01/12/2012 9:41 pm Another perplexing coin for me. Looks like its been Struck Through Grease or something of that sort, details are SUPER mushy and it looks excessively worn due to the mushy detail but the details of the coin appear to be those of a VF coin which leads me to believe that it had been Struck Through Grease or something like that. Just had a really odd look to it but I'm certain that it isn't a fake or anything like that. Any input would be appreciated! Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 01/12/2012 9:43 pm It just looks worn from circulation to me. Report this Post to the Staff
mitchhailey Pillar of the Community United States 1150 Posts	Posted 01/12/2012 11:08 pm Maybe someone's pocket piece? Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 01/12/2012 11:16 pm Not a Greaser. Nicely circulated though! Exactly the sort that we should save from melt. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/13/2012 12:31 pm I'm not so sure. By the time the devices are that worn, I'd expect the rims to be worn into the stars and lettering. For the rim to be missing at 3:00 like it is, I wouldn't expect to see denticles anywhere. This is an interesting coin, and I gotta think about it. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 01/13/2012 12:40 pm My first thought was that of Mitch. Someones pocket piece. After looking at the pictures again it appears to be a very unusual (sporadic) wear pattern. Report this Post to the Staff
kazuma78 Valued Member United States 53 Posts	Posted 01/13/2012 2:46 pm It does have a very odd wear pattern and for the amount of wear on the obverse it has plenty of detail (like in the hair), the details on the reverse are alittle more clear but sort of mushy and also have the eagle feather detail of a mid grade coin possibly in the low vf range. On the reverse the lettering is really sharp around the 4:00 to 5:00 position but around the 9:00 its real mushy and from the 12:00 to 1:00 its real mushy. On the obverse as you can see the 10:00 to 4:00 is SUPER mushy. Just really odd, I mean I've bought and sold probably around 500 morgans or more and I've never ran into one with such mushy details like this before with such an odd pattern before this one. Report this Post to the Staff
asimpson91 Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 01/14/2012 3:31 pm hmmm Report this Post to the Staff
yankee1227 Pillar of the Community United States 1151 Posts	Posted 01/14/2012 4:06 pm If it was Struck Through Grease, the rim would be there. Just wear, but I love circulated Morgans Report this Post to the Staff
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