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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikem2000, post: 1761578, member: 30574&quot;]Yes, I am concerned about the quality of Chinese fakes.&nbsp; At this point I think education is our best defense.&nbsp; This particular fake is really not much of a threat though.&nbsp; There are other problems with it besides the CC mintmark.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The first thing you should notice is, Where are the bag marks?&nbsp; While certainly not proof, it should set off a red flag or two.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The other issues you need to have the coin in hand. If you hold the coin by the edges, the thing that jumped out at me was the reeding felt wrong, it was way too rough.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you took the time to count the reeds, the count was wrong.&nbsp; I don&#039;t remember what is was but it was incorrect for a 1879 CC Morgan.&nbsp; (BTW, not all Morgans have the same reed count, you need to look it up for year and MM)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And lastly, the easiest tell of them all.&nbsp; This coin is not silver.&nbsp; At least not 90%.</p><p>The coin does not ring correctly and it comes in weighing slightly light.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Funny thing is, it was advertised as being struck on a 90% silver planchet. Who knew you can&#039;t even trust you friendly local counterfeiter. LOL[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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