hello again all ive been busy buying more coins and have came across this today an 1882 dollar which seems to have some kind if split on the rim of the coin also when you look at the edge of the coin it looks like the part where the split is is thicker than the rest of the edge when you look at the coin on both sides the dots around the edge seem very flat and not as prominent on opposite sides on the same face of the coin both sides hope somebody will be able to advise and give their opinion on this cheers cheifww
I would be more concerned over the authenticity of the coin first. Too me something does not look quite right on that one.
Error, no. Likely fake, yes. While not based totally upon this as there are other indicators, the "coin" has a very "1921ish" look to my eyes.
Agree. The reverse is wrong for that particular year. Note the arrow fletching. The top arrow has fletching which is parallel to the arrow. That "straight" fletching only appeared on the 1878 and the 1921 reverses. 1882 was angled in toward the shaft of the arrow on the top fletching. 1882-S Fletching 1921-S Fletching It should be noted that the fletching for 1878 and 1921 is wrong since an angled arrow would, technically, have angled fletching. But I expect that the engraved/sculptor was looking for a more aesthetic piece of art. What the OP has is a common fake since counterfeiters often used the reverse of the 1921 to create their products. Given the fact that these are created with pot metal, the OP's piece was more than likely dropped or intentionally damaged to create the illusion of an authentic planchet error. Hopefully, he didn't pay more than $2.00 for it and if purchased off of eBay, plans on contacting eBay and the seller notifying them that the piece is counterfeit. I need to add that I "know" very little about Morgan Dollars but I do KNOW about the fletchings on the reverse.
Eagle wings, and eagle details in general, look bad. Combined with those rim/edge issues... yeah, fake.
Good catch, I was focusing on the little edge issues and didn't look at the overall coin. You are absolutely correct that it is a counterfeit.
