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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sf340flier, post: 153761, member: 5806&quot;]...and the advertisement states &quot;Morgan Proof Dollars 1878-1895.&quot;&nbsp; Of course, the 1895 caught my eye, so I called the auctioneer a few days back.&nbsp; He confirms that a set of 8-10 proofs will be at the auction, no-reserve, including an 1895.</p><p><br /></p><p>So my wife and I drive about 30 miles and we get there an hour early for inspections (I had asked about Morgan proofs earlier in the week on this forum).&nbsp; And low and behold, there was a mirror polished, beautiful (and obviously a repro) 1895 Morgan (along with many other &quot;proofs&quot;).&nbsp; On the back, the words &quot;COPY&quot; were inscribed.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I asked the auctioneer, he said &quot;Yeah, they&#039;re not original and a lot of people are upset.&quot;&nbsp; The dealer went on to tell me that he didn&#039;t know coins and they looked like proofs to him.&nbsp; He didn&#039;t notice the COPY stamped on the back, even though it was fairly obvious.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I had also heard a rumor from the normal coin collecting group that I always see at these local auctions that some people had flown in (although who knows if that&#039;s true).</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess in the back of my mind I knew no one would dispose of Morgan Proofs (especially an 1895) at a small local auction outside the coin community -- but I thought it was worth a shot.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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