I did. Thank you. A very direct answer.
laminated planchet? Die Break? I'm just trying to figure out how to label it. If you need more pics then let me know. I don't have very good gear....
Looking at both coins I can see that it is obviously a fake. The one that I posted has a big mark on the nose, the tail lines aren't visible...
That's the plan. I didn't even bothering reaching out to him before I consulted with some pros. I'm pretty sure you could walk into any coin shop...
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This is the text from the add: or sale is one of my precious coins. This is an 1896-O Morgan Dollar, meaning it was made by the New Orleans...
Selling for $800. I would buy it right now but hell it makes me nervous. The guy says that he bought it from a coin shop for $1,400 a couple years...
Sure. While I'm doing that, do me a favor and drive to work in first gear tomorrow. My scope is either 50X or 500X. That's it....there's NO...
Ok after studying more I can now see that the right side is pushed in and the left side is normal height. It makes it look like a gap but its not....
Could the collar have made contact somehow? It resembles reeds but the only thing I can imagine is the coin didn't eject right and it got pressed...
I managed to measure it and the gap is just under 0.1 mm. It's small, but it's definitely a gap.
What? It's the big friggin split in all the pictures. It can't be that. It's not a dent it's split.
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What would you say grade is on this coin? Call it as you see it. It's the only picture to look at and the reverse is in the same condition as the...
Great advice. Thank you. Cheers.
I just have to stop using photo grade...looked like a higher grade to me. If you look at the pics I posted, it shows the same type of wear. I...
Ya, that's what I had read, the image would be something from the reverse. It just seemed like a very strange mark.
This is PCGS photo grade for AU53. Looking at these pictures....I would put money on that my coin is a 53. Tell me what I'm missing. I want to...
Just curious what you guys think? I'm trying to learn better about what grade to call. My best guess is AU55. Bought it on eBay hoping it would...
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