1922 Peace Dollar Thicker Appearance

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Mattchew79 Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 12:14 pm i Have looked this up and I can't figure out if this an error coin it weighs 26.9g and in the picture its clearly thicker than the other Peace dollar I have. can someone with more knowledge on this coin help me to know what I have Report this Post to the Staff

kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 12:23 pm Which one is thicker, left or right? The thicker or thinner one may be counterfeit. That's what they do to make the weight close to correct depending on what it's made of. Edited by kbbpll 12/21/2023 12:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Mattchew79 Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 12:34 pm the left one is thicker and the thinner one on the right weighs 26.6g Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36638 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 12:40 pm The one on the left is probably thicker to get it to the correct weight. I would be suspicious of this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 1:18 pm I'm suspicious too. Please do a specific gravity test on both coins and then get back to us with the results. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 1:33 pm Try the tissue test. 26.730 +/- .097 mint tolerance. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 2:20 pm I've seen counterfeit Morgans with increased thickness. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 3:30 pm Why would anyone counterfeit a 1922? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 4:11 pm Less likely to draw scrutiny? Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 6:39 pm Quote: Why would anyone counterfeit a 1922? They can be made out of a base metal for a dollar or two and sold for $30. As Coinfrog noted it's easier to slip a common date by as genuine. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73795 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 11:05 pm Hopefully it's not a fake. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2217 Posts	Posted 12/22/2023 07:50 am Some collectors use a ping tester. I have one. They are not expensive. Wonder how much different the thick one would sound. A ping tester is only one of several ways to test some coins. I use mine on bullion coins and circulated Morgan/Peace but would not use it on valuable collectible coins. JkhnQ7gsChk Edited by livingwater 12/22/2023 10:18 am Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/22/2023 08:19 am How does that work? There are a lot of factors that cause a real coin to sound a bit different. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2217 Posts	Posted 12/22/2023 09:48 am The video shows how different metals ping at different frequencies and you can hear the different tonal note sounds. There are other YouTube videos about the pocket pinger for those who want to watch. It's not precise, can't tell slight differences in metals content, obviously not as good a tool as an XRF. But it's a good inexpensive way to test initially and then use other test methods. It's very obvious the sound difference between a genuine Morgan/Peace dollar and cheaper metals core fakes. Edited by livingwater 12/22/2023 10:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 12/22/2023 1:09 pm It's pretty easy to just use your ears to tell silver from not silver, or copper cents from zinc. But as you said, I wouldn't do anything to a collectible coin that involves making them emit a sound. According to Numista the Peace dollar dimensions are 38.1mm diameter and 2.4mm thickness. If you have a mm ruler it should be pretty easy to tell which one is closer to 2.4mm. I actually think the thinner coin edge looks more suspicious than the thick one - there seems to be a lip of excess metal. Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2333 Posts	Posted 12/22/2023 5:10 pm The one on the right (first picture) seems to have a funky R and S in TRVST...? The R and T in LIBERTY look off...? The designer's initials look small...? idk? Keep us posted. smat Report this Post to the Staff
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