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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1996845, member: 15445&quot;]Happy is good.</p><p>The coin looks nice but it has some characteristics that should be scrutinized.&nbsp; Note that the SF mint made great really-high-quality 1882 Morgans.&nbsp; However, your Morgan is not from SF.&nbsp; It is a Philadelphia coin.&nbsp; The Philadelphia mint did not have the reputation of taking care of their dies and product like the SF mint did.&nbsp; Also, essentially all business strike Philadelphia Morgan dollars were roughly handled.&nbsp; They were bagged &amp; transported with other dollar coins.&nbsp; The heavy coins contacting each other caused bag marks on essentially every Philadelphia Morgan coin.&nbsp; (The Carson City coins are more heavily bag marked because the transportation environment was harsher than Philadelphia).&nbsp; Your example has no evidence of <u>any</u> bag marks.&nbsp; Therefore, the first thing that I think of when seeing your new coin is that it either (1) was not a Philadelphia mint product or (2) it was processed in a way that removed all the normal bag marks &amp; luster. [The processing may be responsible for the loss of fine details in the tail feathers, leaves, bow, etc.].</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>FYI, US silver dollars are 90% silver and the weight &amp; dimensions are tightly controlled.&nbsp; If you ever have a suspect Morgan, then measure the weight, dimension, and compare the reeded edge with other Morgans in a short stack.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>IMO, assuming your coin is real, then it is a happy purchase at $20.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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