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<p>[QUOTE="scratchgolf, post: 1540040, member: 40884"]Pictures not ideal but they give the idea I hope.</p><p>It belonged to my Great Grandfather, and have no reason to believe it is not the real deal. All the fakes I have seen (and weighed) all were a few grams over or under 26.73 (like 23 grams and/or 30 grams and I have come across both.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><font face="Verdana"><font size="3">1895 SILVER DOLLAR</font></font><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><b>PCGS No: 7330, 87330, 97330<b></b></b></font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><b><b><br /></b></b></font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><b><b>Mintage:</b></b></font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><b><b><b>Circulation strikes: 12,000 (experts believe these were all melted down...the circulated examples that are known appear to be worn Proofs)</b></b></b></font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><b><b><b><b>Proofs: 880+</b></b></b></b></font></font></b></p><p><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><b>Designer: George T. Morgan</b></font></font></b></b></b></b></b></p><p><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><b><b><br /></b></b></font></font></b></b></b></b></b></p><p><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><b><b>Diameter: 38.1 millimeters</b></b></font></font></b></b></b></b></b></p><p><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><b>Metal Content:</b></font></font></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></p><p><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><b>Silver - 90%</b></font></font></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></p><p><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><b>Copper - 10%</b></font></font></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></p><p><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><b>Weight: 26.73 grams</b></font></font></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></p><p><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><b>Edge: Reeded</b></font></font></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></p><p><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><b>Mintmark: None (for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) below the center of the wreath on the reverse</b></font></font></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></p><p style="text-align: left"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana">[SIZE=-1]<b>Notes:</b></font></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></p></b></p><p style="text-align: left"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana"><b>Called the "King of Morgan Dollars", the 1895 is one of the most desirable and sought-after dates in the series. Although Mint records indicate a mintage of 12,000 circulation strikes, experts believe that only 880 Proofs were made in 1895. The existence of several circulated examples confuses the issue, but those are believed to have been Proofs that were spent inadvertently. Ownership of this popular rarity is the true measure of completeness for a collection of Morgan Dollars - the 1895 Proof is the only real "stopper" in the series.</b></font></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></p></b></p><p style="text-align: left"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana"><b><br /></b></font></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></p></b></p><p style="text-align: left"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana"><b><br /></b></font></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></p></b></p><p style="text-align: left"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana"><b><br /></b></font></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></p></b></p><p style="text-align: left"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><font face="Verdana"><b></b>[/SIZE]</font></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></p><p></b>[ATTACH]205340.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]205341.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]205342.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]205343.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scratchgolf, post: 1540040, member: 40884"]Pictures not ideal but they give the idea I hope. It belonged to my Great Grandfather, and have no reason to believe it is not the real deal. All the fakes I have seen (and weighed) all were a few grams over or under 26.73 (like 23 grams and/or 30 grams and I have come across both.) [B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]1895 SILVER DOLLAR[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][B]PCGS No: 7330, 87330, 97330[B] Mintage: [B]Circulation strikes: 12,000 (experts believe these were all melted down...the circulated examples that are known appear to be worn Proofs) [B]Proofs: 880+[/B][/B][/B][/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][B][B][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][B]Designer: George T. Morgan [B] Diameter: 38.1 millimeters[/B][/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/B][/B][/B] [B][B][B][B][B][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][B]Metal Content: Silver - 90% Copper - 10%[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B] [B][B][B][B][B][B][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][B]Weight: 26.73 grams[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B] [B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][B]Edge: Reeded[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B] [B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][B]Mintmark: None (for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) below the center of the wreath on the reverse[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B] [LEFT][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=-1][B]Notes: Called the "King of Morgan Dollars", the 1895 is one of the most desirable and sought-after dates in the series. Although Mint records indicate a mintage of 12,000 circulation strikes, experts believe that only 880 Proofs were made in 1895. The existence of several circulated examples confuses the issue, but those are believed to have been Proofs that were spent inadvertently. Ownership of this popular rarity is the true measure of completeness for a collection of Morgan Dollars - the 1895 Proof is the only real "stopper" in the series. [/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/LEFT][/B][ATTACH]205340.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]205341.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]205342.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]205343.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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