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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 917393, member: 11521&quot;]The most common Chinese counterfeit Silver Dollars are magnetic. This &#039;94-CC Morgan appears to be one of the common Chinese counterfeits. Check it with a magnet.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So why do the Chinese make fantasy pieces like this? Because when they make their dies they copy the obverse and reverse of several genuine pieces. They end up with a bunch of obverse dies with various dates and a bunch of reverse dies with various (or no) mintmarks. When they strike their counterfeit coins they pull out an obverse die and a reverse die taking no care as to whether that die pairing was used by the Mint. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Similarly, they take no care to use the correct reverse die for Seated Liberty Dollars. I have seen several pre-1866 SL Chinese counterfeit dollars With Motto and 1866 and later Without Motto. For example, I have an 1849-S With Motto Seated Liberty Dollar. Not only should a SL Dollar struck in 1849 NOT have a Motto, there was not a branch mint in San Francisco until several years later.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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