Has This 1921 Morgan Dollar Been Altered?

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Sprollie New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 3:48 pm Still working on the learning curve of coin collecting so I've come here for the usual expert opinion and advice. I just purchased this 1921 dollar from what I thought was a reliable dealer and noticed the lettering on the reverse looks odd. This was advertised as a BU 1921 Morgan dollar. I've included photos of the entire coin plus closeups of what I think looks altered. Thank you in advance for your thoughts and opinions. Report this Post to the Staff

collectinsince65 Valued Member United States 320 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 4:44 pm Looks like you have a nice 1921-D (tiny mintmark above D & O of DOLLAR) Report this Post to the Staff
Onedollarbillnut Pillar of the Community United States 743 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 6:04 pm Looks legit to me. Also the ONLY D minted Morgan Tim Hughes Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 6:14 pm Looks fine to me as well. Report this Post to the Staff
Sprollie New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 6:51 pm Thank you all very much. Your help is greatly appreciated. This site is such a great resource! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 7:22 pm The picture that shows the 'ATE' was posted with good reason, with the question "was this coin altered?" Coin in otherwise in nice condition, but, in my humble opinion, some sort of attempt has been made to remove staining around those letters, perhaps with a wooden toothpick, and maybe with the assistance of a common household cleaning liquid. I notice that there are other small black spot stains on the coin as well - these stains most probably have the color that they do, as a result of the presence of silver oxide or sulfide compounds, or both. It appears that no attempt has been made to clean those spots. Such spots cannot be removed with an acetone bath, becuse they are inorganic. Report this Post to the Staff
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