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New Member
United States
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This is a coin on ebay right now and to me it looks like the mint mark has been altered/removed..thoughts? If it is the real deal then what a nice specimen.   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Just found the ebay listing of this coin that had a couple better photos showing the mirror surfaces of this proof coin. Tough to judge the surfaces with the harsh lighting of these photos. The 1901 proof Morgan had no mintmark, so not altered. Edited by Zurie
02/27/2018 03:51 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Need to examine very closely in hand, with a 10x loupe.
The question:
Does the luster in the area in question match the luster in the surrounding field?
That is what a TPGrader would do.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
The area is white in this photo. No certainty possible.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8715 Posts |
Can't tell from the pics.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8517 Posts |
The area under Pluribus doesn't look good.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11896 Posts |
The area above the cap and the areas between the lettering near the reverse edge seem to have die polishing marks. Hopefully they aren't scratches.
Looks very nice.
Pr64. I hesitate to call this gem proof due to the die polishing and poor pictures despite the nice cheek.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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To me, the pics are too soft to judge the surfaces accurately.
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
This coin should be TPG graded if it's truly what it's being offered as. I wouldn't even consider it an authentic problem free coin unless. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
Something seems fishy it looks overexposed or done that way to cover up a harsh cleaning. Stay away.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8715 Posts |
 with Imthealphaomega. Something looks odd about this coin. Maybe dipped or cleaned. |
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Canada
586 Posts |
no mint mark means it was minted in Philadelphia. Philadelphia mint didn't mint mark there Morgans.
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New Member
 United States
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I was thinking that someone removed a S or O mark to make it look like a Philadelphia mint coin. It only sold for $1750 so hopefully it was authentic and problem free if so they got a great deal.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
Someone is not going to be a happy camper when they get the coin cause I wouldn't touch that coin with a 50 foot pole. It screams cleaned/polished/whizzed.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This coin screams of New Orleans origins. Close examination shows a faint "O" where the mint mark would have been. There are also many, many hairlines (from being wiped) on the obverse at the top that could not be hidden with the camera work. The counterfeiter removed the "O" and tried to hide his work with a a light polishing. This was probably a nice BU coin at one time. The strike appears to be of New Orleans "quality" from that period of time and is very soft in the devices. Philly coins from that period are usually very sharp and defined. Anyway, the lettering and stars should be razor sharp on a proof. Not a proof and never has been. If the Seller thought for one minute that this was a high grade proof he would have sent it in for TPG. Chances are he bought it as a proof and he is trying to unload his mistake. The Buyer got burned...big time! Edited by westernsky
03/03/2018 5:06 pm
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Posted 02/27/2018 07:02 am
