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<p>[QUOTE="skyhawk21, post: 2421193, member: 78707"]Hello Cointalk, this is my first post. I have been reading for a while though.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just bought a nice 1882 CC MS64 DMPL Morgan from my local coin shop. Part of the deal I made for the Morgan included an 1876 S chopped trade dollar. I fell in love with the trade dollar and had to have it, even though it wasn't in a slab, so I took the gamble. It has both type 2 obverse and reverse, as well as the tiny "s" mint mark. I weighed it on my cheap kitchen scale which doesnt show anything but whole numbers, and the weight was 29 grams, including the 2x2 that the dollar is in.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been reading about how to identify fakes, and I wanted to get yalls opinion on its authenticity and possibly its grade. Hopefully these pictures work. I didn't have time to take out the DSLR and take good pictures tonight, but I can later if needed. I do plan to send the coin in to PCGS, but my dealer isnt sending his next shipment until the end of July. Thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="skyhawk21, post: 2421193, member: 78707"]Hello Cointalk, this is my first post. I have been reading for a while though. I just bought a nice 1882 CC MS64 DMPL Morgan from my local coin shop. Part of the deal I made for the Morgan included an 1876 S chopped trade dollar. I fell in love with the trade dollar and had to have it, even though it wasn't in a slab, so I took the gamble. It has both type 2 obverse and reverse, as well as the tiny "s" mint mark. I weighed it on my cheap kitchen scale which doesnt show anything but whole numbers, and the weight was 29 grams, including the 2x2 that the dollar is in. I have been reading about how to identify fakes, and I wanted to get yalls opinion on its authenticity and possibly its grade. Hopefully these pictures work. I didn't have time to take out the DSLR and take good pictures tonight, but I can later if needed. I do plan to send the coin in to PCGS, but my dealer isnt sending his next shipment until the end of July. Thanks.[/QUOTE]
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