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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1941287, member: 15929&quot;]Agree. The reverse is wrong for that particular year.</p><p><br /></p><p>Note the arrow fletching. The top arrow has fletching which is parallel to the arrow.</p><p>That &quot;straight&quot; fletching only appeared on the 1878 and the 1921 reverses. 1882 was angled in toward the shaft of the arrow on the top fletching.</p><p><br /></p><p>1882-S Fletching</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]336913[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1921-S Fletching</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]336914[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>What the OP has is a common fake since counterfeiters often used the reverse of the 1921 to create their products.</p><p><br /></p><p>Given the fact that these are created with pot metal, the OP&#039;s piece was more than likely dropped or intentionally damaged to create the illusion of an authentic planchet error.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hopefully, he didn&#039;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.</p><p><br /></p><p>I need to add that I &quot;know&quot; very little about Morgan Dollars but I do KNOW about the fletchings on the reverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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