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Morgan Dollar 1894-S Original Or Not?

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Morgan-Dollar-1894-S-Original-Or-Not?

Morgan-Dollar-1894-S-Original-Or-Not?

Weight 26.64 gram
Not stick to magnet
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The photos show bad surfaces and color. However you should always provide the weight, diameter,and if it sticks to a magnet when you are asking for opinions.
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Not the best pics for evaluating surface originality, I'm afraid.



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Are you asking about original surfaces or authenticity? I'm not certain about authenticity. The obverse looks like a far date VAM-4, but the mint mark position is more consistent with VAM-2. I don't see any obvious signs that it's counterfeit, but I'm always skeptical when I can't find a die pair that matches.
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This coin has a questionable look about it. On the obverse the lips don't look quite right and on the reverse the center tail feather looks oddly narrow and more hidden than I would expect. The 26.64 grams weight would be consistent with one in the VF range. Can you give us a diameter and thickness using calipers?
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Looks to match VAM-7, as far as date and mm positioning, so that's a decent sign towards being authentic. Check the attributes/markers for this VAM though, your pics are too grainy for me to tell.

LINK http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.c...1894-S_VAM-7


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Looks to match VAM-7


Good call--I missed that. Makes me feel much better about authenticity, especially if the other markers are present.
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