New pics: It's 26.3 gr............ Fake or real? Best regards, Greener ps: Got some trouble with English becaue its not my native language. And know i'm going to introduce myself in a new topic!
I know that mints in China are producing counterfeit coins and "aging" them to look circulated, but I don't see anything that indicates this is a counterfeit. When was the last time you had your scale calibrated? Chris
Fake. Look at the proportions of the reverse. The eagle is off center. Also look at the crudely stamped date. Chinese fake.
I disagree. Look at the eagle's tailfeathers in relation to the mintmark. The mintmark lines up between the 3rd & 4th tailfeathers as it should. Also, I don't see anything crude about the date. The positioning and font along with the "open 9's" all looks normal. The only thing abnormal is what appears to be the remains of a cleanser or something that was used to clean the coin. Chris
That's the tough part of this evaluation, is that most of us already know that fakes won't possess any luster, chunky devices, so on and so forth. I believe it's a real piece, just based off of some diagnostics Chris pointed out. It has been harshly cleaned.
New pics added! Found some more real Morgans on the internet that are lighter then 26.7 Could somebody tell me more with the new pics? Best regards, Greener
Greener - Morgans were minted within a certain weight tolerance range. I don't have the book handy to give the precise tolerance, but 1% serves a fair rule of thumb for most silver coins. So, with a specified weight of 26.7gm fresh from the mint, a Morgan could weigh anywhere from 26.4gm to 26.9gm. Anyway, that puts your coin pretty dang close. I really see nothing to make me think it's fake, but anything is possible.
