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Just looks like in addition to heavy wear someone did just scratch the mint mark off the coin. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will chime in.
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Is it still rare with any mintmark?
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Better pictures would help, but I think I can see an "O" beneath the knot in the wreath on the reverse. As I recall, it was recently conclusively proven that the 1895 Morgan dollar was a proof-only issue, despite the supposed 11,000 circulation strikes. Circulated/impaired 1985 Morgan dollars do exist, but no verified circulation strikes. -Jos. Curwen, Gent. |
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Looks to me like someone scratched of an O (probably). In doing so that they took a great looking rare coin and rendered it worthless. So sad :(
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IMHO, this coin is certainly not worthless, as stated. I do believe that an O mintmark was removed. Even though it's an altered coin, it's still a silver dollar. All dollars dated 1895 carry a premium over common years. If one is collecting a simple year set of dollars, the 1895 is the most costly year to acquire. Then too, like other altered coins, this one has something of a story to tell collectors. IMHO, it's worth maybe $75 or thereabouts.
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The rumored number was 12,000 business strikes. There was indeed a written account of 12,000 1895 business strikes , but later research by Henry Hettger revealed that the entry was an accounting-entry error. The 12,000 Morgans were of an earlier date. This is from the Q. David Bowers book on Morgan dollars. |
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Your coin has an "O" or "S" mint mark that has been crudely removed. Any TPG grading service you send the coin to will tell you that. |
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I see what appears to be an O mintmark.
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