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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Beefer518, post: 4674872, member: 87737&quot;][USER=113624]@Rick B[/USER] - Not sure where/when I first learned that, but it is a commonly known bit of trivia about the 1893-S Morgan. While the marker of the 1 centered above the dentil is one way to verify the coin, the first thing I look for when looking at a &#039;93-S is the letter T, and the left base of the R, in liberty. there are chips/polish lines that is present on every 93-S, and because of their locations, it is almost impossible for them to be worn off/out, and incredibly difficult to be duplicated.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/resources/counterfeit-detection/top/united-states/10/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/resources/counterfeit-detection/top/united-states/10/" rel="nofollow">Here&#039;s an article from NGC about counterfeit detection of the 93-S.</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coinauctionshelp.com/1893-sauthenticateID.html#.XyCCDlqSmUk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinauctionshelp.com/1893-sauthenticateID.html#.XyCCDlqSmUk" rel="nofollow">And this is one source about number of obverse (1) and reverse (2) dies used, as well as a repeat of the NGC article.</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Knowing the die marker(s) saved me many thousands once when I was at an auction house. Coin ended up being a fake/altered coin, and I was able to prove to the house based on the information out there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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