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Message:: [QUOTE="DCPeaches, post: 1469354, member: 38191"]Thanks for the replies. I do not own these coins yet. After speaking with someone who was given coins from his grandfather (or so the story goes) and hearing him say he had U.S. dollars from the 1800's and one from the 1700's I told him to e-mail what he had when got home. Most were Morgan dollars. The three I mentioned in the OP were the only unusual coins and I immediately inquired about the weight and measurements. He quickly responded that they were correct (I doubt he checked, certainly not then, but I have my doubts that he checked at all and just assumed they had to be real). He has no background or interest in numismatics. So I asked for pictures. The pictures are not high quality and the coins do not look good to me. I figured if the measurements were good maybe they were just cleaned. I have almost no experience with U.S. coins and am a relatively new to numismatics in general. The reason I made this post was to get an opinion just in case the weight and measurements are indeed accurate when I view them in person. But if counterfeits can also have the correct measurements/weight than maybe its a bad idea. But I'm sure one quick look at the pictures and you will be able to tell that they are not genuine.[/QUOTE]