Updated-How Many Can You Find? 1886 Dollar

If there is no mintmark, the coin was minted at the Philadelphia mint. The P mintmark was used on War Nickels dated 1942, 1943 ,1944 and 1945. Then the P mintmark was added to coins (not the cent) in 1980.

Older coins minted in Philadelphia had no mintmark.

I am not sure what you are asking with respect to the coin itself.

Thanks,
Bill

The 1886 Morgan dollar is fairly common and in this condition can be purchased for around $15.00. As for the "striking through the collar", I am not certain what you are referring to. If you could post some pictures with an arrow pointing to the area you are referring to, it could be helpful. From the pictures provided it is difficult to see anything of significance. One picture of interest shows a line through "DOLLAR" on the reverse. If you could get better/closer pictures of that area, they could be usefull also.

and this is a good website, too.

http://bestcoin.com/Top-100-Morgan-...arieties.htm

Teryble,

When you update a topic with new pictures change the title of the topic to say (updated) and people will revisit.

Capturing good pictures of a coin is very difficult and requires much trial and error. The pictures you have are, I assume, from a scanner. Scanners do not provide the desired details to identify any variation in the coins surface. I can see that the areas you are pointing at look different, but with out better pictures it is difficult to determine if the marks are from regular wear, or if they are due to the minting process.

If you have a digital camera try taking some pictures with the Macro setting. I use a homemade stand to hold the camera and I play with different lighting and angles to try to and highlight the area of interest. Use the lowest resolution and the images will be closer to the upload size requirements. Cropping and resizing the images may be required and and can be done with most photo editing software. Pictures are frustrating, but it's worth it when you figure it out.

As for the terminology for the area around the "S". if it is not damage it is probably a die chip that you are seeing. Cuds are large blobs of metal usually around the outer rim of the coin.

Welcome to the forum. Hope I can be more help in the future. I'll watch this topic if you have any questions. I don't know that I will be able to answer them, but somebody here probably will.

I'm surprised nobody has expressed more interest in this coin. The line thru AMERICA and DOLLAR fascinates me. I have a hard time imagining post-mint damage that wouldn't affect the letters themselves, and the only places I see infringement on the letters are the M and second A in AMERICA. On the other hand, it's tough to imagine a strike through something foreign that would be solid enough to imprint on the fields, without leaving any evidence whatsoever on the letters.

I've been thinking about this one for a while before posting. Teryble, if you want to email me the largest-possible pics you have of the coin, I can arrange to have them posted here. Use wippedATgmailDOTcom to email me; Gmail will handle as large an attachment as you'd care to send.

I'd really like to know what caused this artifact.

Those lines are definitely interesting, and warrant further investigation. They appear to be more of a gouge than a break. They are too straight and right in the middle of the letter.

Here is Tery's picture