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Just something for my silver pile

 

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Picked up tonight...

 

I fixed my problem with the 1951-D. In the previous post I had bought an ICG-graded replacement for the spotted one in my set. Now I have another attempt, found from an eBay seller who mostly sells clothes but had two of these. Maybe that's why it was only $2.99.


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Do a quick check on the weight on that one DWhiz . . . . . . . . .

Z

 

@ZoidMeister,

 

The denticles look off. The "bag marks" look off too (too wide). The toning around the devices (especially the stars, hair, and the eye) looks "forced", too much contrast.

I've been given a couple of really deceiving counterfeit Morgans. Let's see the reeding on the edge. I have a couple of these that have been cut in half with a pair of bolt cutters. Mine are brass on the inside. I'll get weights and photos, but they are very similar in look to yours.

I will get and post more info.

Z

 

DWhiz,

Your weight looks within range. The counterfeit's I have weight about a gram less, between 24.9g and 25.4g. Both have cartwheel luster for days even though they are probably VF-35 "grades." Both pass the ring test, but definitely ring less than a genuine silver dollar.

The most pronounced diagnostic, other than the weight (on mine) is the cheap looking reeded edge and the "toning" that looks like it is "painted on" in the recesses around the devices. Very thick and pronounced, not gradual as you would expect to see. Other diagnostics: much less detail in the feathers than the grade would warrant and a line around the rims on the reverse.

These comparisons are a little deceiving (especially comparing an 1894 Morgan to a 1921-D Morgan), but you should get an idea of how good these look. I will take edge photos tomorrow, especially of those cut in half.

Z


Which of the two Peace and Morgan Dollars are counterfeit? Name the dates. The position of the coins remain the same when flipped over to the reverses.

 

@ZoidMeister
I'm going to say the 21-D & the 27-S are fake.

 

Based on the rims and denticals I think all four are... tough call from here though..

 

Just so folks know, I use an old flashlight reflector to get the edged

 

DWhiz, the reeding looks good. Here are photos of the fakes. BTW: The 1921 Morgan and 1922 Peace dollar are legit. The other two are fakes. Makes my head spin on how good those fakes are.




Two other really good counterfeit's already split in half.

Here is a reeded edge comparison. The genuine dollars are on the left.







Now for a view of their "guts" . . . . . . .

Nice and "brassy" . . . . . . . . .





Z

 

2007-D Roosevelt dime business strike. This is not a satin finish coin. These are the only coins I work on as a registry set. I have three active Roosevelt dime registry sets that all use the same coins. The largest set consists of 362 coins. This 2007-D coin is #118. Only 244 coins to go.

 

I went to the Wilmington Coin show today.
It was a nice show, lot of folks buying, plus a nice selection of dealers.
I wasn't looking for anything special, but I did buy a show token.
The wood nickel was free.