1888 Morgan "O" Hot Lips

[homestead-hunter]

I WISH! I was hoping, but I dont think it is, too hard to tell, her upper lip just looked a little too fat. Found at a ghost town in New Mexico. Second 1888 found here.

 

[wvwildman]

nice find congrats HH a morgan is on my list to find hopefully on day

 

[zincmaster]

nice but that last 8 looks like a 2. maby I need glasses lol

 

[Roger Mn.]

Nice find but the date looks like 1882.

 

[RelicHunter97]

If you zoom in you'll see that it is an 8 not a 2. It's just a combination of the corrosion/lighting.

 

[gleaner1]

Unusual counterfeit coin! No I before E in counterfeit. I perceive this to be an outstanding find

 

[homestead-hunter]

My buddy found it and let me have it, my step dad found one at this site (1888) and my friend, I hope I will find one tomorrow.

 

[homestead-hunter]

Its fake?

 

[wvwildman]

no its real

 

[homestead-hunter]

looks like someone tore a chunk out of it

 

[wvwildman]

might have been a target at one time

 

[gleaner1]

If it's silver, it should make the old friken tecter beller like a banshee.

 

[jewelerguy]

very cool find. is it fire damaged?

 

[homestead-hunter]

very cool find. is it fire damaged?

Could be! Lots of ash around

 

[SilverDreams]

Nice find!

 

[vpnavy]

Great find homestead-hunter!

 

[PeteWmass]

Id be shocked if it were real...

 

[Rich in Central PA]

I'll give ya the benefit of the doubt, but it looks like a counterfeit, don't look silver at all. Clean it up then show us, the silver should be obvious.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Id be shocked if it were real...

I'm with Pete on this--my first impression was that it's a counterfeit. It doesn't look like silver at all and the chunk out of the side is very unusual for a silver coin as far as I'm concerned. Cool find though...I think the counterfeits are more interesting than the real deal. I'd clean it up some more and post another pic.

 

[testing123]

I am leaning towards counterfeit too but either way its pretty cool