Genuine or fake 0

[Mti]

hi

Is this coin original or  fake?

[Coinbuf]

It looks real to me but the surfaces have been stripped and are overly dull and lifeless.

[Greenstang]

Coinbuf beat me to it but was going to say looks genuine but with over 44 million minted, it is not a high value coin.

[Just Bob]

The denticles on the obverse look weird.

[JKK]

What does it weigh?

[JTO]

JKK got it.  The coin looks funny to me but remember the hubs for the 1921 Morgan were engraved anew because the old hubs had been discarded.  As a result the 1921 never looks like a real Morgan to me (flat stars...)  The only reason to fake a 1921 Morgan would be to do so in sufficient quantity to take advantage of the increased spot price of silver.  So the weight is the key.  If you are in the situation where you can't remove it from the holder just place a genuine Morgan of any year in a similar grade on the scale with an empty 2X2.  Weigh the genuine and then this coin and compare.  If you don't have a scale you can set up a balance.  Usually if it is fake it will be light so the side of the homemade balance that has the fake will rise.

 

Good luck,

 

John