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New Member
United States
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Hi, I found this strange Morgan design on a Silver Quarter Planchet. weight is 6.25g which is correct, Diameter is 20mm and thickness 3mm. I know diameter and thickness is way off for a quarter. Also the edge is plain. Probably someone cut a Morgan dollar or so, just wanted to get some opinion... Thx in advance! &    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3477 Posts |
The rounded over reverse edge and flat jagged obverse edge sure looks like it could have been punched out of Morgan dollar. |
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New Member
 United States
28 Posts |
Okay Thx, I honestly couldn't find anything about a Morgan dollar on a quarter planchet on the web, are there any confirmed coins somewhere? I'll try to post more pics from the edge ASAP. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
857 Posts |
Plain Edge leads me to think someone just cut out the center of a Morgan dollar post mint. |
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United States
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Moderator
 United States
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why is the diameter and thickness different from a regular quarter!? Because this piece has nothing to do with a quarter. Although I haven't seen one of these before, it certainly looks like someone took a Morgan dollar and punched out a core--you can see the shear marks along the cut surface. The diameter is therefore what ever size punch was used and the thickness should be close to that of a normal Morgan dollar. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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United States
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I agree with PMD. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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New Member
United States
28 Posts |
Thx all for your opinion! I think the same, someone cut out a Morgan dollar for fun. Although it's unclear why the cotton bolls are not cut right, there it looks like the boll top is 'fading'... I'll keep it definitely as a fun piece. (thickness is a little more than an Uncirculated Morgan but that could just be my bad measurement skills). Should I take it to a coin show to get an expert opinion!? |
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Valued Member
United States
324 Posts |
google "how to make a Morgan dollar coin ring" and you will find the source of your dump. (dump is the term for the piece punched out of a coin, it is not a pejorative) |
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New Member
United States
28 Posts |
I will check that although this is neither a ring or a real Morgan dollar but maybe it helps :) I appreciate your thoughts  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Should I take it to a coin show to get an expert opinion!? No, people would be annoyed that you are wasting their time. It's just a damaged coin. Worth whatever melt value is on roughly half a Morgan. $7? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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From the odd color and grainy surfaces plus the weak details I think this could be punched out of a counterfeit dollar. Oh and the idea of it being a quarter planchet should have been dismissed immediately, It's 20mm in diameter, a quarter planchet is over 24 mm and would have spread even larger under the force of the strike.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This was an "idle time project" by someone with access to a machine shop.
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New Member
United States
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Thx again, I'll just keep it as an odd 'somebody had too much time' item :)
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Posted 07/21/2020 12:58 am
