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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 481119, member: 1242&quot;]I really don&#039;t see anything that would turn on a light in my head to say that it is a fake! It appears to have been dipped too many times in the distant past but it looks genuine. Are you seeing Copper showing from inside of the damaged area on the rim or does it show in the reeding around the whole edge of the coin? I can&#039;t really see any Copper look in the pictures! However, no matter as this can be explained and I have included three ways that this can happen! (1.) Many Morgan Silver Dollars and other Silver U.S. coins show some Copper look around the edge due to them coming into contact with coins that are high in Copper content., or (2.) Since the coin was produced from 90% Silver and 10% Copper, an improper mixing of the composition when the planchet stock was produced, can account for Copper showing on the edge., or (3.) Also, if the coin was subjected to heat, the heat will sometimes make the Copper in the planchet rise to the surface of the coin (this is seen very often with coins that have been in a house fire).</p><p><br /></p><p>To dispell any belief that it is a fake, then have the coin weighed and the diameter measured. The normal weight of a Morgan Silver Dollr is 26.73 grams and the normal diameter should be 38.1 millimeters. If it is fairly close to this weight and measurement, then more than likely it is genuine. However, if it weighs say 0.15 or more of a gram off from this weight and 0.3 of a millimeter or more off from this diameter, then it is highly suspect! With all coins, there is a tolerance allowance which allows for wear, cleaning, damage as well as slightly out of tolerance, planchet stock but I don&#039;t have the limits available to note here.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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