1878S Morgan Broad Strike

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  1. Cazador

    Cazador Supporter! Supporter

    I recently acquired this out of collar broad struck morgan and would like some information. Is there any reference sites that list how many have been found by year? I found three on line a 1921,1879, and 1884 but nothing to reference this 1978S. How rare is it? Estimate of the grade and value would be nice to know.
    Looking forward to the replies!
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  3. Dynoking

    Dynoking Well-Known Member

    What is the weight of the coin?
     
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  4. alurid

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  5. Cazador

    Cazador Supporter! Supporter

    26.43 is the weight .I don’t have any way to measure the diameter, but I can hold it up to another Morgan dollar as an example
     
  6. Dynoking

    Dynoking Well-Known Member

    Humm, that’s light. Correct weight is 26.73. Can you look closer for evidence of shaving?
     
  7. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    it's been spooned
     
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  8. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    It does not look like a Broadstruck coin to me. I see no stretching at the perimeter. A broadstruck coin will have a larger diameter than a regular coin.
     
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  9. Cazador

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    If this coin was spooned wouldn’t the edge and rim flow into the denticles? If you compare with a normal reeded edge the denticles are close to the edge. On the 78 the denticles are much further from the edge.The This first coin is reeded. upload_2024-2-12_9-57-32.jpeg upload_2024-2-12_9-57-32.jpeg
     
  10. Dynoking

    Dynoking Well-Known Member

    I haven’t spooned since my last military field exercise.
     
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  11. Cazador

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    Sounds like you need to get a good woman!!!
     
  12. Cazador

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    The previous weight was wrong.The scale that was used must have been off so i checked on my scale and seems to be where it is supposed to be. upload_2024-2-12_11-7-37.jpeg upload_2024-2-12_11-7-37.jpeg
     
  13. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    I'm with @alurid on this one. I don't see any of the usual signs of a broad/out-of-collar strike beyond the missing reeding, and there are lots of ways to wipe out reeding post-strike. Heck, I regularly see clad quarters with no reeding, and often there's little or no change in diameter or thickness.
     
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