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Picked this up for a great deal recently. Hard to believe it's real, but I've weighed it (26.73g), size and it a appears good. Can you tell? *** Edited by Staff to Add Denomination to Title. It's very important to have in the title. ***  |
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United States
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Need to see the edge, and a close-up ot LIBERTY on the headband. All examples struck from this single-die issue have a spike. People who make fakes from genuine coins can copy device placement over denticles, for example, but no one has copied US Mint Milling. However, the lettering on the reverse looks suspect, so I'd say "no dice"
Edited by Oldgrouchyguy
12/22/2022 01:13 am
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Gosh, sorry but no. All of them have the 1 centered over a denticle, and yours is centered over the gap. The mint mark is also way too high. Learn to look up and compare before you buy. Nobody gets a "great deal" on a 1893-S Morgan. Get your money back.
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The date position is wrong for an 1893-S. I suspect it is not genuine.
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Did you do the magnet test? Did you do the tissue test? John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Exact weight and comparative ping tone test against a known genuine silver Dollar should prove, either way.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I vote fake, agree the MM is wrong.
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In this case.... You don't need the edge. You don't need the weight. You don't need the MM position. You don't need the ping test. You don't need the magnet test. You don't need to examine LIBERTY. 100% of genuine 1893-S Morgan dollars were struck from one obverse die. That die had the date in a specific position, your coin's date in not in that position.Therefore, that is the ONLY test needed to conclusively declare that your coin is a counterfeit. Genuine date position:  Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Congratulations to those who guessed it was fake. Several retakes were required, but the dealer checked the metal content and found that it was not silver.
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As responders to this thread, we can't check the metal.
All we can really do is make comments after looking at the pictures and reading the posts.
That is why I suggested a comparative ping tone test - easy to do, and costs nothing.
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Examine the Milling, as you will see it like that on many Counterfeit coins of such ilk
nss-52: if you cannot remember the placement of the date, looking for the Spike or checking the milling is a very quick way to determine genuineness
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12/28/2022 12:20 pm
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comparative ping tone test I wish you would stop recommending this. Encouraging novices to bang two coins together while balancing one on a bare finger is a distinctly bad idea. |
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