1893s morgan found in flowerbed

His Father has been carrying for 10 years since he found it 15 years ago. Sure the Morgan was cleaned a little before it became is Father's Lucky Pocket piece!

Steve

 

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Ttell you what... I will give you 60 bucks and a voucher for a coffee at Dunkin Donuts? Sound good PM me if so

Take care friend

 

Thanks raider34! Thats the kind of info I was looking for. I'll see if I can get the coin from my father tonight so I can weigh it and take some better pics. I've thought about going back to that house to look around some more but we havent lived there since 1998 and the people we rented from have passed. It looks like I have to become a member of one of those coin grading companies/clubs to send anything in to be graded. Are there any other options because like I said in the original post I don't collect coins and neither does my father but this is definately something that needs to be authenticated. Any suggestions?

 

shouldnt the coin look worse having been burried in the ground for a number of years?
i've seen people post coins on this site that they found in the ground with metal detectors -- and they always look bad.

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I do some metal detecting, and I fine the silver coins maintain a better state than say copper coins .

 

Any reason your first post is a verbatim copy-and-paste of my initial post? They say imitation is the best form of flattery... why am I not flattered?

Unfortunately the magnet test is a one-shot test and really doesn't rule out counterfeit at all (although you are right in that it can rule out its authenticity immediately if it does in fact stick). Weight/mass comparisons don't seem to work with too much accuracy anymore either. Your best bet might be juxtaposing two morgans, this one and a known real one. You may be able to see a slightly different scaling on the '93 if it is indeed counterfeit (I still strongly believe it is). People need to realize that counterfeits are getting better, and have BEEN better, for at least the past few years; they seem to have no trouble masking the weight/nonmagnetic components anymore; the only thing that has me tripped up is if it was found 10 years ago... if so I think there are some VERY convincing counterfeits

 

It all depends on soil conditions, chemical/fertilizer additions, etc.

 

If everything checks out (the weight, reeds), I agree it needs to be professionally authenticated. For this coin, I think NGC is the best service to use, NGC will slab the coin and list the details grade, if you sent it to PCGS they'll only slab it as Genuine.

As for getting the coin slabbed, it's probably easiest for you to submit it through a authorized dealer. You can find a dealer close to you using this directory: PNG Dealers
If your going to with NGC or PCGS, you can search for dealers close to you that will submit the coin for you. For PCGS use: PCGS Dealers and for NGC use: NGC Dealers