twenty centavos and morgan can someone grade and tell value please?

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The 20 centavos is in fine to very fine. I'd give it a F-12 grade (and that's net, with the reverse bringing it up).

The Morgan doesn't look quite right. I'd give it a tentative G8, but the reverse looks like a cast copy to me.

 

thank you very much for helping would you have any idea of price ranges?

 

The 20 centavo has 0.0965 ounces of silver. Sadly, it is a common date and in low grade, so it's going to trade very close to its silver value (about $2.80 as of today).

If the Morgan is legit, it would be worth around $25. 1889 (p) is also a fairly common date. If I'm missing a mint mark, it might be worth more. The S starts at around $50, and the CC is a $1500+ coin even in low grades. From the pictures though, I don't see any mint mark, which would make it a Philadelphia mint product. That said, I'd want to weigh it and look at it closely - the reverse looks like a cast copy to me and the pics aren't high enough resolution to tell more.

I don't know why anyone would counterfeit a common date though. Could just be honest wear.

 

Hey... are Chinese friends aren't particular. They counterfeit EVERY date. And don't worry, they conveniently "forget" the copy stamp. Here's one for two bucks and free shipping:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Replica-1889-MO...55?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item230d74915b

 

Sheesh. That's quite annoying - and the pattern is disturbingly well done.

The one you linked to has a very dull (almost pewter) look to it. For me, that's the mark of an off-metal counterfeit. I bet the weight on that is pretty far off. If they used the proper metal mix, it would be much harder to identify as a fake.