benjmurts

The bar is raised and there are no signs of cut or misplaced metal. Almost like it has been "glued on" like there have been reports of S mint marks being "glued" on other Morgans.

I had it checked and it turns out it is indeed authentic. Weight is good. Thanks again Bob.

Thanks Bob that is great news

A friend of mine has a Gold Mexico 50 Pesos 1821-1947 37.5 gram coin that has been in his family awhile. I noticed a spot on the front and thought it was odd so I weighed it. It weighs 41.5 grams. Is it for sure a fake then? Thanks

What is the point of someone doing that?

1891 O Silver Dollar Die Error? Thoughts?

Picked up this 1891 O Morgan Silver Dollar at a sale and after noticing the odd mark on the reverse I weighed it. It weighs 26.3 grams which is .04 grams low. Passed the ice test and magnet test. The raised mark appears to be from a strike not from post mint damage. Die Error?? Appreciate any help. Thanks

1820 Large Cent

Here is the coin in question NGC 2693202-001

Thank you for your post, really appreciate it

I have had several checked by others and by dealers. I figured a few of them might come back as details grade but "burnished" "rim damage" "altered" "scratched" can go one way but not the other. I think NGC is much more judgmental on half cents and large cents than they are on silver dollars. One little nick and it gets a details grade while a silver dollar can get scuffed and scratched yet it its a MS grade.

Here's my rant. No I am not an expert on coins but I have seen many coins that are details grade pass NGC and get graded. I have sent in nearly 20 coins that have gotten grades of, improperly cleaned, altered color, filled rim, burnished, scratched, etc. etc. details grade. While I can agree with some of them I find it really sad that I cant seem to get a grade on anything. The last 2 coins were an Indian head that came back as altered color and a half cent that came back burnished. I even took the half cent to a dealer and he said it looked great. I am done getting coins graded and just buy graded ones on ebay. End Rant

I have a CC Morgan with the same error. It has a little bump on the rim so it gets the details grade I guess.

I have an old 1831 Bust Half Dollar with light scratches running vertically across coin. Does this mean it is cleaned?

Found this in pocket change, probably not worth anything but I thought I would share