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New Member
United Kingdom
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hi I have this coin not sure if its fake or not have done the maganet test and it doesn't stick to the maganet think its been a broach at some poin thans fiona   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21591 Posts |
FAKE FAKE FAKE. Just compare to picture of genuine Morgan. Not even close. But  to the CCF anyway |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3733 Posts |
yes, the coin, is a fake..
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Valued Member
Canada
314 Posts |
Type " Morgan dollar" into google and compare that coin to yours. Appears to be a crude counterfeit. |
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Valued Member
Canada
363 Posts |
It may appear as a fake but the tooling and enameling that a jeweler did to turn a silver dollar into a late Victorian brooch make it look like anything but authentic...maybe not any longer.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4233 Posts |
I don't know, common Morgan made into jewelry seemingly a long time ago - I see no reason to suspect counterfeit. The raw material probably only cost them the $1 face value. I think they just "enhanced" the obverse.
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Valued Member
United States
325 Posts |
If you have a small smooth magnet that's very strong, you can try tilting the coin and see if the magnet slides slowly down. If it slides fast, it's not silver. Do the same thing with a fairly large recent non-silver coin to compare.
You could put plastic wrap on the coin to protect it.
If the magnet isn't strong enough, it will slide fast. If it's hard to remove from your refrigerator, it should be strong enough. A neodymium magnet should work.
Edited by Pauldog
03/14/2019 03:15 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4233 Posts |
I am opposed to this idea of sliding magnets against potentially valuable coins. It's just bad advice.
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Valued Member
United States
325 Posts |
Wouldn't it be safe with 2-3 layers of plastic wrap? A flip would normally work, too, but this coin has those projections on it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3343 Posts |
It looks like tramp art, probably on a real coin. A jewelry store or coin shop could tell you whether it has any scrap value, which would be $10-15 at the most.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Regardless of real or not, now damaged.
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Valued Member
United States
453 Posts |
Just my opinion of course but if it was a copy or fake made just for jewelry, why put a reverse on it? Also, either way I think it's kinda cool looking, I'd keep it as an oddity.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Probably real but the obv has been extensively "reworked" as part of the enameling process. Quote:
I am opposed to this idea of sliding magnets against potentially valuable coins. It's just bad advice. True but this isn't a potentially valuable coin. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Yikes!  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1339 Posts |
how about size and weight?.I agree with frog, Yikes
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Posted 03/13/2019 9:23 pm
