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<p>[QUOTE="Blasty, post: 1489801, member: 38375"]Hello experts!</p><p>While fondling (yes, that's the word :yes<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> a handful of silver dollars, I spotted something different. Uh oh!</p><p><br /></p><p>I noticed that the reeding on this 1921 Morgan looked particularly sloppy, while even the well-circulated ones were not as bad. I figured that maybe it had just experienced some kind of wear localized to the edges. However, further inspection revealed that the reeds were not even spaced the same as they were on ALL of my other dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was confident about all of my dollars until I found this. It produces the same "silver" ring when flipped and also exhibits the cartwheel luster of a real silver coin. A rare-earth magnet allowed to fall across the coin's surface slides lazily down, as it should. The coin is not magnetic. So, what is up with this reeding? </p><p><br /></p><p>The first picture shows it in a stack, and the second illustrates how the reed spacing is not consistent with the other dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does this coin raise red flags for anyone? By the way, I will be sure to purchase a scale soon. Even if this dollar is legitimate, the constant news of counterfeits and this little scare are good enough reasons to get one.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]189495.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]189496.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]189497.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]189494.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blasty, post: 1489801, member: 38375"]Hello experts! While fondling (yes, that's the word :yes:) a handful of silver dollars, I spotted something different. Uh oh! I noticed that the reeding on this 1921 Morgan looked particularly sloppy, while even the well-circulated ones were not as bad. I figured that maybe it had just experienced some kind of wear localized to the edges. However, further inspection revealed that the reeds were not even spaced the same as they were on ALL of my other dollars. I was confident about all of my dollars until I found this. It produces the same "silver" ring when flipped and also exhibits the cartwheel luster of a real silver coin. A rare-earth magnet allowed to fall across the coin's surface slides lazily down, as it should. The coin is not magnetic. So, what is up with this reeding? The first picture shows it in a stack, and the second illustrates how the reed spacing is not consistent with the other dollars. Does this coin raise red flags for anyone? By the way, I will be sure to purchase a scale soon. Even if this dollar is legitimate, the constant news of counterfeits and this little scare are good enough reasons to get one. [ATTACH]189495.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]189496.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]189497.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]189494.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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