Lowball Morgan Dollar

Definitely the top arrow feather of a 21. If the date is 188 something it's likely a fake.

 

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I found out a trick when trying to decipher dates. Slant the coin and take a picture with bright flash.

 

My eyes saw '190" which considering my eyes, probably eliminates that combination.

 

Man I thought doing g a 1881 s vam was a hard.....
No Heavy I'm using the pad now and it still distorted .

 

New photos>>>>>>
It's either an 1881 or 1921 to my eye, but, I am not 100%
This is one of those times where I wish I had a usb scope, I do know a jeweler that has very very nice one.... Hmmmmm

 

Heavy I don't think a scope would help, try this as you can't hurt the coin. Thin skin paper rub a soft pencil lead or charcoal over the paper on the coin see if you can get a transfer.

 

We all learned that from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

 

No, some of us just learnt it, from Paddiana Jones...

 

That reverse - those arrow fletches - were only used in 1921....

 

Where do you think Indy learned it from?

 

I guess I forgot to mention Super, that not only were you right, but it was nice to know what I had before I got a good look at it...
I was hoping for a '93S though

 

BTW @Paddy54 , I was pretty close to a big pot of gold yesterday, I almost jumped out of the car,and ran over there to the trees>>

 

I'm just back into Philly after the day in Baltimore, and decided to stay out for a while - the city is hopping after the beatdown Villanova stuck onto Oklahoma and I feel like partying. Hope it looks that clear on my monitor when I finally get home.

 

That is an amazing level of wear. Imagine all the pockets that thing has been in - to wear coin silver down that far - wow! I love it!

 

Now you know why lowballs are so popular. Aside the registry nonsense that is

 

Cool, ain't it?

When you think about how long it took - how much sheer handling - to get a coin that worn (how many Lowball Moderns do you see?) it really brings home the historic aspect of what we do.