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benchfreak221 Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 01/20/2013 09:00 am I just had a quick question about a die rotation on Morgan dollars. I was reading an article on counterfeit Morgan dollars and it said that if the obverse and reverse are not aligned that it is a sure sign of a fake. Is that true? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6381 Posts	Posted 01/20/2013 10:33 am Not so. There are known, genuine Morgan dollars with rotated die errors. The 1878-CC particularly is seen with about a 65-degree clockwise rotation. Here's a link to some Morgan and Peace dollar rotation examples on VAMworld. http://www.vamworld.com/Rotated+Dies Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/20/2013 3:10 pm Quote: I was reading an article on counterfeit Morgan dollars and it said that if the obverse and reverse are not aligned that it is a sure sign of a fake. That statement would cause me not to believe anything else in the article; it's not true for any value of the word "alignment." The writer obviously does not know Morgans. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 01/20/2013 3:28 pm with SsuperDdave, die rotation might mean its a fake, but you would need to check further to be sure. At the F.U.N. Show, Bobby had a fake Morgan, other than it having a medal alignment, the weight was another give away. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/20/2013 4:21 pm I won't call it "common," but die rotation is easy-enough to find on a Morgan that only the significant rotations carry any interest or added value. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveCaruso Pillar of the Community United States 1796 Posts	Posted 01/20/2013 4:31 pm If you do find a Morgan rotated, it is likely to be a fake as most fake Morgans currently on the market are rotated. When you do find one, check its weight, its diameter, whether there are overlapping reeds, how it rings (most badly rotated Morgan fakes are made of scrap and ring much higher than silver), and check its date for anything misshapen. If all else fails, post a picture here. We'll all take a look. :-) Report this Post to the Staff
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