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Message:: [QUOTE="jubabeast, post: 1110732, member: 29274"]Wow, great info. Thanks everyone. Well, I got out my loupe, which is actually the eye piece form old binoculars but works very well, and had a close look at the Morgan. I think I would like to take back my suggestion that it wasn't cleaned. There are no pattern to the tiny marks/scratches on it, but they seem too long and consistent to be natural. Also, there is a bit of dirt left in the small parts of each letter "A" and there is a darker patina around other letters and small raised areas. As rld14 pointed out, and with better thinking, a 140 year old coin and "nice and shiny" don't go together very well unless it was sealed in a vacuum. I guess I just didn't want it "cleaned" and so was reluctant to investigate. Oh well... It looks like the coin is probably worth more that I paid for it regardless. If I sold it I will put it on eBay where they seem to be selling quite well. However, I'll keep it for now and consider it a collectible. I have other silver which is not worth any more than it's weight that I do plan on selling and replacing with collectible coins. Thanks to your help I'll know to avoid the old, shiny coins. This is why I'm pumped about these forums, they're helping me get some smarts. Sorry on the mistype on the thread title. It would have made the discussion more interesting if real.[/QUOTE]