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 I am requesting your opinion on this Morgan dollar. 1. Is it authentic? 2. Is it problem free? 3. If both 1 and 2, what grade would you give it? Thank you.
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I personally vote that its a replica. The dark tarishing looks unnatural.
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with Zac, it looks suspicious.
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Pillar of the Community
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The coin is showing wear to be AU53/55, but does not have the circulation marks in the fields that are consistent with the grade. The coin appears to be staged.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like a cast copy of a real coin - toning and wear pattern are not consistent with apparent grade
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United States
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Hey, if this coin is fake, I'd be super interested in knowing how you guys can tell just by looking at the picture.
I understand that if the coin were to be AU, there should be wear on the breast feathers of the eagle, and clearly there is not.
And, the toning on the reverse looks to me like an old cleaning, not necessarily indication of a fake!
Please let me know your thoughts,
TTcoins
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Valued Member
United States
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Looks like the fake I posted a couple weeks ago.
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Valued Member
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The coin I posted had the dark tarnish. The CC were a different font, coin weighed correct, and the diameter was correct. However my coin was thicker than the authentic Morgans.
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Hey, if this coin is fake, I'd be super interested in knowing how you guys can tell just by looking at the picture. The raised 9 in the date is only on the VAM 2,2a on the 1889 CC. The position of the date is in the incorrect position on the fake OP coin. Notice the difference where the 1 in the date lines up with the denticles. Date position on authentic VAM 2 1889CC:  Date position on fake 1889CC:  |
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Posted 01/10/2016 9:47 pm
