Pick up in the UK today: 1881 CC Morgan Dollar

The auction house did not mention the CC so I happened to pick it out. I paid about £80 hammer which I think is a steal for this date/mm. Probably cleaned. Let me know if members think it might be worth getting slabbed and which TPG given the condition/appearance.

 

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I'm no morgan expert, but for some reason the details look off to me...the face on the obverse and the eagle's face on the reverse look weird, and the details are a bit mushy...hopefully an expert will chime in.

 

Just had a red flag on this on another forum too.....not paid for it yet

 

Why does it look so shiny and the details so mushy?

 

It's real just improperly cleaned. Still worth $100 all day long IMO.

 

Would it make sense to check the weight or are the counterfeits made out of silver as well nowadays?

 

In your image, the eagle's head and breast look as smooth as a schoolmarm's leg, as they used to say. Is there any detail at all?

Also, the "O" of "OF" is over the "US" of "TRUST". The best illustration I can find online shows the O over the "ST" of "TRUST".

 

Can't tell from the photographs as they are not detailed enough to determine real vs fake, but unquestionably polished. Not worth buying.

 

It looks counterfeit all day long.

 

there is something very fishy about that coin

 

Would not purchase this.

 

I agree with Tom. Counterfeit.

 

It does look a tad 'fishy' by the photo's..........