Latest Morgan Fake out of Canada, 1880-CC Morgan$

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by Jack D. Young, Jan 24, 2023.

  1. Jack D. Young

    Jack D. Young Well-Known Member

    Saw this one last night; seller ended the auction after being notified of the issues...

    obv slab.jpg
    Cert had no image but a link to a Heritage auction:

    cert.jpg
    Comparison of the obv slabs:

    obv comp.jpg
    Barcode scanned correctly:

    Bad BC.jpg
    Looks like they were trying to duplicate the rim toning:

    rev combo.jpg
    rev comp.jpg
    Best, Jack.
     
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  3. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    And over cooked it in the process. :)
     
  4. lardan

    lardan Supporter! Supporter

    I would also think anyone collecting Morgans would "run away" from a bag mark free one of these. As usual another one of your posts very interestiing.
     
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  5. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    Looks like they've significantly upped their efforts, then. :(

    I swear, if I look at enough of these posts, I'm going to learn how to read barcodes by eye (without a scanner)...
     
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  6. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    Yes, the cheek is too smooth to be only an MS-62 grade. The face looks more like a 1921 Morgan Dollar and the reverse lost the breast feather detail which is in the deepest part of the design. The rims around the edge also appear to be too wide.
     
  7. Sting 60

    Sting 60 Well-Known Member

    Noticed the lips are very pointy.
     
  8. KBBPLL

    KBBPLL Well-Known Member

    The CC is too big.
     
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  9. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

  10. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    Unfortunately for those with more limited knowledge and not in contact with this string of messages, these things are immoral. That’s especially true of many copies were made, and they were given a fake slab home.
     
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  11. Rassi

    Rassi #GoCubs #FlyTheW #WeAreGood

    The slab font looks off...
     
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  12. Jack D. Young

    Jack D. Young Well-Known Member

    Note back from the seller after he ended the listing- "We won't sell anything counterfeit.. It is a very good knockoff however, when we performed an Xray on the item, it became very obvious".
     
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