What does it weigh? Need a weight on a calibrated scale of 0.01g ideally (0.1g if that's all you have).
The wear on the devices of the coin are unevenly worn. Your best bet would be to send it to either NGC or PCGS for authentification. Simply because it is an 1893-CC, it would be adventageous for you to spend the money, and have it authenticated. If you're not proficient in grading coins, either of these TPGC's, have divisions that do nothing authenticate.
To put it bluntly, at best the OP coin is heavily circulated, damaged, and trashed, meaning that before they invest into getting it, likely as a one-off submission, into plastic, it would behoove them to do a little homework. Regardless of the date/mint, this person needs to learn what a reasonable value (wholesale and/or achievable retail) would be, raw and slabbed, and only then decide if submitting is worthwhile. The fact is the market for such a coin is rather slim, and is something that generally appeals only to budget-type buyers. It is a very real possibility that they'd pocket less, after investing in top-tier plastic, than they would simply selling as-is, and this is aside from the time and effort they'd invest in submitting it. That said, if they feel plastic is a must, they'd be wise to consider the other more affordable yet still acceptable options. After all, the only purpose would be to authenticate.
As only 677,000 was minted and it is the last Morgan that was minted and it is 124 years old I am happy to own it. I just wanted to make sure it was real. Thanks for your input.
Please don't misinterpret my post; I was only addressing the submission aspect. In fact, a great majority of perfectly fine and collectible coins are not residing in plastic, but there are many (not necessarily anyone in this thread) who seem to be under the impression that submitting necessary and/or automatically important for any halfway decent or "better" coin, which simply isn't the case. From your photos, I wouldn't worry much about authenticity; it's a tangible piece of history, and if you're happy, that's all that matters.
To the OP, I quoted this post because I have quickly learned through this site that gleaning off the knowledge of people who have more experience than you will take you places. I joined a coin club and occasionally have a private chit chat with people on this site. You would be surprised what kind of knowledge you can get. Joining a coin club is awesome. You'll make new friends and those people love it when you ask for help. When you ask, just don't ask to find out about a particular coin, ask to find out how to figure it out for yourself in the future. Learn from others who have come before us/you. My 2 cents and I'll hop off my horse. (I quoted BooksB4Coins post because he has been one on here whom I've gotten some knowledge from on this site.)
