Bullet Shot Morgan ? Please Confirm

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Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 05/25/2015 12:27 pm Ok so going through my large cull bin of morgans for dansco hole fillers I came across this which I just sluffed off as being damaged back when I was more of a silver bug but since ccf has refined my coin eye I see a possible small caliber/load shot coin. What say you? Annie Oakley anyone? Report this Post to the Staff

SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 05/25/2015 12:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 05/25/2015 1:15 pm You would KNOW if it was a bullet-shot Morgan. I think something hit this one. What it was is up to the imagination, but it wasn't a bullet. Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 05/25/2015 1:33 pm Type, look how much metal it pushed upwards on the obverse. Something with a TON of momentum hit it and only imparted SOME of its force on it as it was only a glancing blow. Now with that plus the shape, size and look of the damage, it says ricochet shot while not firmly affixed to a base by a low powered, small caliber round. That's my thinking anyway Edited by Cascade 05/25/2015 1:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/25/2015 2:14 pm Not from a bullet,just PMD of some other source. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Imthealphaomega Pillar of the Community United States 3210 Posts	Posted 05/25/2015 4:12 pm Perhaps someone gouged it to test for silver or someone dug it and hit it with a shovel or such idk Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 05/25/2015 5:28 pm Yeah , I'm against the bullet theory. probably PMD other than a bullet. Report this Post to the Staff
Scropper CCF Sponsor United States 702 Posts	Posted 05/25/2015 8:21 pm I believe the crater would be smoother. That said, what this is I have no idea. Report this Post to the Staff
gymcoachdon Pillar of the Community United States 717 Posts	Posted 05/25/2015 8:35 pm If everyone here sends me a morgan, I will test fire different rounds under varying conditions, then compare the results. Trust me. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 05/25/2015 8:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
rynegold Valued Member United States 249 Posts	Posted 05/25/2015 10:21 pm I have to agree w/ gymcoachdon & SSK... what the heck difference does it make? PMD is PMD. Since anyone w/ a firearm (I've dozens...) can make a "BSM" (ah yes; a new acronym!) I must put it in the "racketeer V nickle" catagory; i.e. who knows when, where, or who did it? So the added (or more likely detracted) value is, well, without importance. Edited by rynegold 05/25/2015 10:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 05/25/2015 11:23 pm Yes but I must, if confirmed, put a bullet hit morgan in the cool as heck PMD catagory Report this Post to the Staff
rynegold Valued Member United States 249 Posts	Posted 05/26/2015 07:15 am I'll shoot one for you next time I'm at the range... sitting still of course. For the aerial targets, you would have needed Ad (Adolph) Topperwein. He lived here in Texas and did exhibition shooting for Winchester from the teens, up until 1950 or so. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...r&GRid=18138 Or Herb Parsons who took over after that. https://books.google.com/books?id=t...r%22&f=false He shot holes in these tokens all day long. I suppose he could have used Morgans but that would have gotten really expensive! There's a hole through it but most likely these were supplied by UMC (Union Metallic Cartridge Co.) Edited by rynegold 05/26/2015 07:32 am Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 05/26/2015 11:31 am Hey ryne, here are a couple of old threads I posted you may not have seen... https://goccf.com/t/228854 https://goccf.com/t/222918 Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 05/26/2015 3:11 pm You could simply dig out some of the metal inside that depression. Then take it to a metalurgical analysis place and have it tested for GSR, Gun Shot Residue. Now such an analysis should only cost a few hundred dollars but may well be worth if. For example IF someone had a bullet from say The Lone Ranger and this example compared with his bullets, you'ld have something. Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 05/26/2015 4:19 pm ... finally someone on my wavelength Report this Post to the Staff
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