help with this coin please

That was not my first thought that came to mind,but it is a very likely that that would be the "answer" were looking for.the only thing not accounted for would be the gouge on the obverse,maybe some metal movement from heating it up.thats why it has that singed look.

alot of us,have seen many "gimmicks" to be able to identify them.were only truly trying to help.count the coin as a learning experience,and put it in a junk box.we all have one.

 

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Sorry, that simply doesn't compute when you take the weight and reeding into account:

And it's not a magician's coin shell either, based on the lack of a depression on the back, and, again, the weight.

 

WEIGHT,Easy..its only half of a coin.it is junk,please let it lye.

 

That is bugging me too.

 

Since when? I've seen hundreds of circulated Morgans as dark as that.

Chris

 

Auto color,contrast,gamma,etc., correction via PhotoShop...

 

i suggest taking that $250 offer

 

My first impression is that this is either bogo or is a mutilated coin. However, if you really want an informed opinion, send it to PCGS or NGC for certification. For around $40 you will know if this is worth five-figures or not. Short of that, you simply don't know what you have.

 

Aren't you seeing the post? How do you figure that half a coin would weigh the same as a full coin +/- less than .1g?????

BTW I am 110% in agreement about "let it lye", whether you meant "let it lie" as in remain where it is, or you meant "dip it in a solution of alkaline lye".

 

Check your specs folks. He says it weighs 25 grams, but a 40% silver only weighs 24.6 grams. This thing is almost half gram TOO HEAVY to even be a silver coin. Frankly the color doesn't look right the surfaces look lousy and I think it is just a bad cast counterfeit.

 

I guess the lead in the zinc would account for the extra half gram.

My sister used to make jewelry, object to be reproduced pressed into soft clay, let the clay harden (it shrinks a bit) pour in the pot metal and let it solidify...then she'd electro-plate her designs. She quit doing this after the EPA made the dealers of acids keep records of who they sold too. It became a problem to dispose of these solutions, actually it was quite a nightmare. I could see where a one sided IKE could be replicated easily.

I still like the magicians coin idea though...it's all food for thought, but this is not a Mint product.

 

Conder,

In another post, I think he corrected the weight to 24.590 gms.

Chris

 

I would send it in to NGC Or PCGS and let them take a peek. You could be sitting on some major money (no semi pun intended) But it looks to darrk and dull to be silver even with tarnish just not the right color

 

I am not sure what it is but I agree that its not from the mint.

 

Well, if your not willing to have a "reputable" expert examine the coin, you will never know and will just get riddled with negative comments.
My advice: Either mail the coin to Fred Weinberg or drive it there. Your choice. If you do nothing, you will have nothing and no way to prove its anything other than your inexperienced and uneducated (numismatically speaking) word fot it.