| Author |
 Replies: 18 / Views: 1,382 |
|
New Member
United States
6 Posts |
I just bought this 1900 morgan it's weighing in at 27, and I have 2 older 1978 ones weighing at 24.8 24.9   |
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
5661 Posts |
24.8 and 24.9 g are well below tolerance for a lightly circulated Morgan dollar, so if the scale is accurate, it suggests that your 1878's are not genuine. |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Very confusing. Please start by showing us the 1900 coin, right-side up, with the weight.  to the CCF! |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2213 Posts |
Welcome to CCF! Coins can have a small variation in weight when minted. Then there is circulation wear which reduces the weight. I have a few heavily circulated Morgan and Peace that weight about 11% less than mint state. Many of my circulated Morgans I have for stacking weigh about 3-6% less than mint state.
I don't know if the capsules you are using came from the same company or they may weigh differently one from another. Just my opinion but I'd take the coins out of the capsules and weigh them raw. A big difference in weight could indicate a lot of wear or a fake. Some of us use a magnet and a thing called the pocket pinger that you listen to the tone sound of a coin which has a specific frequency ring. The wrong tone sound indicates a fake. You can watch people using the pocket pinger on YouTube if you are interested in getting one. It's good to buy coins from well known dealers and sellers who allow returns.
Edited by livingwater
06/10/2024 6:27 pm
|
|
Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
26.730 grams is normal with a tolerance of +/- .097 John1  |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
10478 Posts |
Normal tolerance - 25g may even be legit. Buy "Heavy", sell "Light"  |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
10478 Posts |
"Not Genuine" needs to be determined by more than just weight - that is close to tolerance.! Pictures of the under weight coins will help - and rotated properly!
|
|
Forum Dad
United States
24148 Posts |
|
|
New Member
 United States
6 Posts |
Edited by Florida727
06/10/2024 8:03 pm
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
10478 Posts |
Wow! Excellent graph - Thanks Bobby - Printing that out for sure!  |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
10478 Posts |
I'm thinkinging your Morgans are good to go - probably cleaned/polished down the road but are glazing/patinating over - Eh?
|
|
Moderator
United States
34393 Posts |
@flo, first welcome to CCF. Second, moving forward, please limit your threads to a single coin. That way we can give each one the attention that it deserves. Thx.
"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
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
5661 Posts |
Quite a few coins you're showing there. At least you can probably tell that your scale is reasonably accurate. I assume all the weights you show are net of the tare weight of the capsule? Quote:
"Not Genuine" needs to be determined by more than just weight That's absolutely true, but an incorrect weight is a good place to start. And the two 1878's in the original post looks suspicious anyway. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4618 Posts |
The 1878 coins have the same look as other copies I've seen for sale. They have the dark toning that looks as if it's been wiped away around the portrait of Liberty. Here's an image I found of one of these sets.  ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
|
|
Moderator
United States
187702 Posts |
to the Community! |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
877 Posts |
So someone's selling a $1k worth of Morgan's for $99? On what site are these coins listed? Sounds like someone is getting robbed.
|
| |
Replies: 18 / Views: 1,382 |
Posted 06/10/2024 5:39 pm
