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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1996782, member: 112"]That might be a bit difficult to do as most DMPL Morgans are going to be in slabs. That's not to say you can't find some raw, but it sure won't be easy. </p><p><br /></p><p>You might want to search out posts made by Todd - <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/blu62vette.17342/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/blu62vette.17342/">https://www.cointalk.com/members/blu62vette.17342/</a> He is a collector of DMPL Morgans and probably knows as much or more about them as any member of this forum. And he could no doubt answer many questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for how to identify the altered ones, unless you are pretty familiar with them, or unless the coin doctor does a lousy job, that too can be difficult. And it's not just done with Morgans. It is also done to other coins from the 19th century, both gold and silver, and it is done to other more modern Proofs as well. And with them it is even easier because all that is required is the adding of frost since the fields are already polished.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now part of the reason identifying alterations can be so difficult is because there are differences even among genuine examples. For example, and I am only using this <u>as an illustration</u> to show just how different even genuine mint products can be. These are all genuine mint products and the pictures were posted by a forum member, (apologies as I cannot remember who exactly).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]357234[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see the differences are plainly evident even over a short span of years. And they were caused by differences in manufacture. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now telling a genuine DMPL Morgan from an altered DMPL Morgan, or other 19th century coin, or even a more modern Proof, is going to be kind of like looking at those pictures, there are going to be differences between them, the frost is going to look different.</p><p><br /></p><p>Over the years the frost on genuine coins has been created by several different methods such as sandblasting, acid etching, and even the use of lasers in more recent years. And sometimes the mint would switch back and forth from one method to another. So there is often much to know before you can begin to accurately differentiate between genuine and altered. And that's just for the frost, with the polished fields there is even more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1996782, member: 112"]That might be a bit difficult to do as most DMPL Morgans are going to be in slabs. That's not to say you can't find some raw, but it sure won't be easy. You might want to search out posts made by Todd - [url]https://www.cointalk.com/members/blu62vette.17342/[/url] He is a collector of DMPL Morgans and probably knows as much or more about them as any member of this forum. And he could no doubt answer many questions. As for how to identify the altered ones, unless you are pretty familiar with them, or unless the coin doctor does a lousy job, that too can be difficult. And it's not just done with Morgans. It is also done to other coins from the 19th century, both gold and silver, and it is done to other more modern Proofs as well. And with them it is even easier because all that is required is the adding of frost since the fields are already polished. Now part of the reason identifying alterations can be so difficult is because there are differences even among genuine examples. For example, and I am only using this [U]as an illustration[/U] to show just how different even genuine mint products can be. These are all genuine mint products and the pictures were posted by a forum member, (apologies as I cannot remember who exactly). [ATTACH=full]357234[/ATTACH] As you can see the differences are plainly evident even over a short span of years. And they were caused by differences in manufacture. Now telling a genuine DMPL Morgan from an altered DMPL Morgan, or other 19th century coin, or even a more modern Proof, is going to be kind of like looking at those pictures, there are going to be differences between them, the frost is going to look different. Over the years the frost on genuine coins has been created by several different methods such as sandblasting, acid etching, and even the use of lasers in more recent years. And sometimes the mint would switch back and forth from one method to another. So there is often much to know before you can begin to accurately differentiate between genuine and altered. And that's just for the frost, with the polished fields there is even more.[/QUOTE]
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