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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jack D. Young, post: 26737198, member: 93371&quot;]A friend asked me if I was interested in reviewing this 1893-O Morgan. He stated he had purchased it and sent it to PCGS for grading, but it came back body-bagged as counterfeit!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1707305[/ATTACH]</p><p>Owner’s images</p><p><br /></p><p>Images weren’t great but it appeared it might be the wrong reverse for the date and mint. He offered to send it to me for an in-hand review, and I was happy to accept.</p><p><br /></p><p>When received I spent part of my day off morning reviewing it. Weight came in at 27.0 g and it tested silver on a Sigma.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1707306[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>But it appears to have the wrong reverse for the date and mint; &#039;93-O&#039;s are C3&#039;s with the wing gap and berry shown in the following image. This one is a C4; I understand the transition to C4 didn&#039;t happen until 1901 for the New Orleans mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1707307[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>There are 2 reverses for the genuine VAMs, the &quot;O&quot; on this one doesn&#039;t match either; both position, shape and tilt are wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1707308[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And there are a number of odd-looking issues including the “D” and the &quot;3&quot; in the date.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1707310[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1707311[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly the reverse of the coin in hand does NOT appear to match the selling forum images from the owner...</p><p><br /></p><p>Best, Jack.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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