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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 1609938, member: 37839&quot;]Being condescending was not intended.&nbsp;&nbsp; I just am absolutely sure it is a fake and that the whole story was concocted.&nbsp; To answer the really condescending one (Rim Cents), whose expertise isn&#039;t Morgans, and who seems to want to have a battle, which I refuse to get involved in on a personal level, the coin pictured is a clone of a Heritage Auction coin.&nbsp; It is owned by somebody I know--it is most definitely a clone of the Heritage one, and are the Chinese capable of producing work that good?&nbsp; Yes they are.&nbsp; For the last time, as I don&#039;t wish to be bellicose, but am insistent, I will only believe that the OPs coin is not fake when I see it in a PCGS or NGC holder.&nbsp; However, given the likelihood of it being fake, he shouldn&#039;t waste the money, as I have posted other pictures of counterfeits that are far superior to his coin.&nbsp; Y&#039;all judge for yourselves--I have bigger fish to fry in getting ready for knee surgery.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you want to believe the &quot;bargain 1899CC theory,&quot; be my guest and be happy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I added this link to show the process of making sophisticated fakes in China.&nbsp; As you can see from this site, the quality of the fakes are very good.&nbsp; Ask yourself if they are going to spend more time on a coin that can be sold for a few thousand dollars?&nbsp; Of course they are, and they are good at it.&nbsp; Some of their PCGS clones have fooled very experienced collectors--both the slab and the coin detail is incredibly good.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Link:<a href="http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/Chinese-Counterfeiting-Ring/Chinese-Fake-Morgan-Dollars.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/Chinese-Counterfeiting-Ring/Chinese-Fake-Morgan-Dollars.htm" rel="nofollow">http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/Chinese-Counterfeiting-Ring/Chinese-Fake-Morgan-Dollars.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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