How To Tell If CC Morgans Are Fake?

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gopats112 New Member United States 21 Posts	Posted 07/06/2010 11:07 pm Shop near me has some raw 2x2 CC morgans for $75.00-$150.00. They look to be low grades, can't remember what the guy had for grades. Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 07/07/2010 12:44 am If it's a coin shop, there is a really good chance they are legit. Most can be spotted by casting bubbles, dull grey appearance, and "CC" just looks wrong. Also, the weight will be incorrect. Those prices seem to be about right for circulated, more common dates. swcoin.ecrater.com Edited by vermontensium 07/07/2010 12:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 07/07/2010 12:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
spaceace Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 07/07/2010 12:19 pm I would also bet that they are legit. Although there are some, not too many coin shops would be willing to sacrifice their reputation by selling fakes. I am sure a knowledgable dealer would be able to tell most fakes and therefore wouldn't put out any non-genuine coins. Plus, the prices seem pretty fair for what you described. Report this Post to the Staff
carmykle Pillar of the Community United States 2448 Posts	Posted 07/07/2010 12:35 pm Ran into a CC with casting bubbles outside of Ocala, FL. It was an antique barn with a lage coin display. Besides the bubbles and lack of luster on uncirculated coins, how else. Report this Post to the Staff
Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 07/07/2010 1:03 pm Yea, but that is not a coin shop. that someone who wanted coins IN their shop. lol Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/07/2010 4:30 pm I would suggest getting a VAM book and check out the pictures of the mintmarks for each year. Not necessarily the positioning, but the size and style. (Some have large CC, some small, some close spaced, some wide. Sometimes the left C is higher, sometimes the right etc.) Most of the fakes do not get the size and style right for the year (Typically they will use the same reverse die with multiple date obverses. So if you see say an 1881 CC with a mintmark style only used in 1878, well guess what.) Most of the CC dollars do not have too many reverse dies. It should be fairly easy to make up a "cheat sheet" of flip book for each of the years. If you are looking at a CC dollar and it doesn't match the size, style, and positioning for any of the dies listed on your cheat sheet for that year... Report this Post to the Staff
okiepb Pillar of the Community United States 1213 Posts	Posted 07/07/2010 9:09 pm Thanks for the good idea Conder101 - I've been concerned about raw Morgans too, especially the CC ones. Report this Post to the Staff
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