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Valued Member
Canada
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Hey guys just got an email advising me that this Morgan I have listed is a fake - Thanks for the reply!   Edited by lucv13
06/05/2018 5:01 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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100% fake. The profile even looks like a 1921 it's so bad.
edit to add - and so do the reverse arrow feathers.
Edited by dave700x
06/05/2018 5:00 pm
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Valued Member
 Canada
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Thanks, I don't understand why someone would counterfeit such a common coin - I guess mass production...
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Moderator
 United States
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Common coins are less scrutinized and get passed along easier. Sure, the profit per "coin" minimal, but it is made up with volume. Sad, really.
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
That's exactly why they do it. No one would expect such a common coin to be a counterfeit.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Well I do appreciate being advised of the problem - so if any of you happen to notice any other discrepancies in my ebay listings send me an email |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Keep looking, and thanks for sharing this!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You were smart to come here and ask for help. If you do some searching on CCF, there is a lot of information about fakes that will help you become good at seeing them for yourself. Also, don't get rid of this one either. Use it as a great in-hand teaching tool for yourself. Refer back to it when looking over some of the markers you read about here about how to tell a fake. Following is a link for a fake Morgan and also for a fake Washington quarter. Some of the characteristics found on these can be found on other fakes as well. Morgan: http://goccf.com/t/119357 Washington quarter: http://goccf.com/t/136142Edited to add: I just did a quick random check on your listings. I chose your 1923 Peace dollar - the pic really makes it look like a fake as well. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1923-Peace...AOSwZ11aWCAfIf you got these form the same source, I would check out the others also. It would help if you had pics from straight on top if possible. Its easier to see a fake in a pic where the coin is not slanted. Edited by Earle42
06/05/2018 6:00 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Unfortunate but true. I'm just glad it's such a terrible fake.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4883 Posts |
This is actually an interesting forgery - I'm thinking it's likely not Chinese, they've become more competent than this. As pointed out above, there're a lot of horrible lapses. In addition to what's already been mentioned, I note that "LIBERTY" is incomplete. On a genuine coin, that'd be among the very last things to disappear from wear. Also the lack of dentils near "OF" on the reverse is a red flag.
I wonder what this weighs.
Colligo ergo sum
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This one kinda looks like it...  Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I don't understand why someone would counterfeit such a common coin - I guess mass production. Cost to make fifty cents, sell evenat melt mixed in with other genuine piece = 2500% profit Even if they just wholesale them at two or three dollars each, like you said mass production and they move thousands of them. I't is actually quite profitable for them. Quote:
This is actually an interesting forgery - I'm thinking it's likely not Chinese, they've become more competent than this. They are NOW, they were laughable when they started mass producing them ten to fifteen years ago, and all those bad fakes are still out there and they will keep popping up. |
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They are NOW, they were laughable when they started mass producing them ten to fifteen years ago, and all those bad fakes are still out there and they will keep popping up. A good point that makes sense. |
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Posted 06/05/2018 4:58 pm
