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New Member
United States
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I got this coin maybe 15 years ago from my brother-in-law who says he had it for many years too. Thinks he bought it in NY City but doesn't recall. He said it was black when he got it so he cleaned it with comet and a toothbrush to quote "make it shiny". I'm considering selling it on ebay but I don't want to put a fake out there. Despite his cleaning it I always thought it looked kind of fake. Its all pitted and the mintmark looks so tiny. I never weighed it, I don't have a scale like that. Soundwise it sounds the same as any of the 5 morgans I bought at a coin shops over the years, but as I've said I am the farthest thing in the world from being a coin expert, so what opinion do any of you have regarding it's authenticity? Thank you.     |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd say authentic but environmentally damaged. A very common issue worth melt in this condition. I don't know if I'd take on ebay fees to move something like this along. Colligo ergo sum
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Moderator
 United States
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I don't think it's fake, but it's been utterly destroyed by the cleaning. It's worth the silver content, and nothing more. That tiny mint mark is characteristic of the year.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I agree with those above. This Morgan looks real to me too but has not been treated very well in the past.
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Korea, Republic Of
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He said it was black when he got it so he cleaned it with comet and a toothbrush to quote "make it shiny". Ouch.Quote:
pitted It looks pitted because of environmental damage. The black that was cleaned off exposed the pitted surfaces. Quote:
mintmark looks so tiny. Normal for 1921 branch mint morgans. The MM is tiny for Denver, too. Quote:
authenticity? Genuine, VF details, environmental damage/harshly cleaned. Worth melt value. Edited by Matteproof
09/22/2014 11:43 am
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Valued Member
United States
457 Posts |
Not to mention, there looks to be a rim bump at about 7 o'clock on the obv.
Mark
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New Member
 United States
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Thank you all for those fine opinions. Seeing as it has no collectors value whatsoever I'll probably put it with some other junk silver I have and maybe toss it all on ebay as a lot. Thanks again -Rich |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2368 Posts |
I agree with the others, genuine.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I would check the weight before I would call it silver.
Edited by dave700x
09/22/2014 9:53 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
595 Posts |
I am looking at the third picture from the top. It does not look like the edge is reeded. On the right side in the same photo it also looks like a casting line on the edge, though it could be the lighting. If this is a casting line, it is certainly counterfeit.
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Valued Member
United States
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I have never seen silver pitted like that. Has that pot metal cast look to it. You need to weigh it.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Real or fake, it is Quote:
utterly destroyed Make like G. Washington and see how far across the river you can throw it so it -never- shows up again in the marketplace to cause confusion. |
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United States
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however said Denver needs glasses, that is from the San Francisco mint...
Unless Denver started using the "S" as a mint mark. :)
looks real to me.. and it wouldn't hurt the value for you to scrape a little on the edge..
also try a magnet.
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