stolennn1. The coin is absolutely a genuine 1881-s 
Posted 05/03/2015 09:01 am
Welcome to Coin Community, stolennn1. I have to disagree with Cascade in the enthusiasm of my reply, because I feel strongly that images of this size are too small for a firm opinion in any case.
That said, my leaning is to consider this a real Morgan. The context of the bezel actually helps in this case, because if we assume it to be contemporary one would expect a genuine piece to be used. The details (at this size of image) are consistent with a real Morgan. Nothing jumps out at me....
....except - and this should have slapped you in the face, Cascade, and it will be your personal takeaway here - the decided slant to the date. See how the far end is higher than the near end? This is not unknown for Morgan dollars but it's on the far end of magnitude, and causes me immediate worry. There is only one single 1881-S variety known (so far) with a Slanted Date.
All the same, I believe this coin is probably one of that variety. It does not add any value.
You're better at Morgans than this, Cascade. Got you.
That said, my leaning is to consider this a real Morgan. The context of the bezel actually helps in this case, because if we assume it to be contemporary one would expect a genuine piece to be used. The details (at this size of image) are consistent with a real Morgan. Nothing jumps out at me....
....except - and this should have slapped you in the face, Cascade, and it will be your personal takeaway here - the decided slant to the date. See how the far end is higher than the near end? This is not unknown for Morgan dollars but it's on the far end of magnitude, and causes me immediate worry. There is only one single 1881-S variety known (so far) with a Slanted Date.
All the same, I believe this coin is probably one of that variety. It does not add any value.
You're better at Morgans than this, Cascade. Got you.
