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<p>[QUOTE="LuxUnit, post: 2871036, member: 90324"][ATTACH=full]686119[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]686120[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]686121[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]686118[/ATTACH] Believe it or not I found this <b>1882 CC Morgan dollar</b> when looking through some reject coins that my father had brought back from his banks coin sorting machine.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's one of those "too good to be true" coins and I am questioning its validity. I do not have a scale but it measures almost exactly 1.5 inch and is identical to my other Morgan dollars in width. It has a heavy silver sound and the edging is not "copper looking" but a solid color.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>IF </b>you believe it is real can you give me an estimated rating.</p><p>- The luster appears yellow in the picture but that is mostly my lighting, however it is a little dull.</p><p>- No major nicks/scratches</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin is a 1898 Barber Half dollar. The F.S.W. was stamped by the original owner (so I was told). The coin looks very yellow/bronze to me and for its age it looks way too undamaged. Something about it doesn't look right but it has a dull silver sound to the metal identical to any other silver pieces I compared. It's measured at 1.2 inche diameter.</p><p>-Note the hair above the forehead is rubbed down a little as if it is an older coin that has wear. But the ridges are flawless?</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it real? What would you rate it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LuxUnit, post: 2871036, member: 90324"][ATTACH=full]686119[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]686120[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]686121[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]686118[/ATTACH] Believe it or not I found this [B]1882 CC Morgan dollar[/B] when looking through some reject coins that my father had brought back from his banks coin sorting machine. It's one of those "too good to be true" coins and I am questioning its validity. I do not have a scale but it measures almost exactly 1.5 inch and is identical to my other Morgan dollars in width. It has a heavy silver sound and the edging is not "copper looking" but a solid color. [B]IF [/B]you believe it is real can you give me an estimated rating. - The luster appears yellow in the picture but that is mostly my lighting, however it is a little dull. - No major nicks/scratches The second coin is a 1898 Barber Half dollar. The F.S.W. was stamped by the original owner (so I was told). The coin looks very yellow/bronze to me and for its age it looks way too undamaged. Something about it doesn't look right but it has a dull silver sound to the metal identical to any other silver pieces I compared. It's measured at 1.2 inche diameter. -Note the hair above the forehead is rubbed down a little as if it is an older coin that has wear. But the ridges are flawless? Is it real? What would you rate it?[/QUOTE]
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