Id Buy That For A Dollar!!!

[smittyw]

I'd Buy That For A Dollar!!!

Yesterday, while picking up some halves at a local credit union, I happened to asked one of the tellers if she had any interesting coins. She reached into her cash draw and pulled out a rather large coin and handed it to me. To my surprise it was an 1885 Morgan Silver Dollar. I did my best not to exploded right there and said that I would gladly take it at which time I promptly paid her one US folding dollar.

I was overjoyed as this is the first Morgan silver dollar I have ever had. Things get better. I began looking for a mint mark after leaving the credit union but really did not know where to look on the coin. My son in law later found something on the eagle side and said he thought it was cc.

Further examination determined that it was in fact a Carson City mint coin. AFter I looked up the value of those I was really ready to say "I'll buy that for a dollar!"

 

[twiasp]

Gratz, on the find, nice looking shape too =)

 

[CoinFetcher]

Whaaaa? a cc?

too cool

 

[FloridaFinder]

Looks like it's in such great shape it must be a fake. Lol Congrats and obviously I'm jealous.
HH

 

[palidin20603]

Did you see if it sticks to a magnet?

 

[theekman]

Wow a Morgan by itself is awesome but a Carson city mint ta boot!? Fantastic find

 

[mammoth29]

Ok, not trying to be a stick in the mud I have some information for you. The 1885 cc is probably one of the most faked Morgans, as there were only 238k minted and they are quite rare to find in such good shape. I only say this so that I can also say this- GO get it verified by a dealer and possibly slabbed. I am not going to venture a guess on it's authenticity on this thread because I am a nice guy . All I can say is that if it is real then you have a $600 coin in your possession! Congrats if it's real, sorry if it's not!

 

[gunner45]

I'm going to venture a guess and say its real because it seems to have all the wear in the right places. It has typical bag marks and wear above the ear and breast feathers on the reverse. The best thing to do is weigh it and rim check it to see if it matches other Morgan's you might have
Way to go...I hope I'm right

 

[baddbluff]

Wow! And a great key date. Congrats!!!

 

[Vergie]

Man, you are one lucky mother @$#&er. Your finds are amazing and fantastic. Good job!

 

[50cent]

Whaaaa? a cc?

too cool

CC = chinese counterfeit.

this kind of crap, ruining the currency supply.

 

[smittyw]

Thank you all, especially the fellow who suggested I test it with a magnet. Well silver and copper doesn't stick to magnets. Unfortunately this thing did. So much for my great find. Was a hell of a rush while it lasted. Thanks all for the input.

 

[Eminem]

CC = chinese counterfeit.

this kind of crap, ruining the currency supply.

Dawg you were right ima never buy any 'silva' marked cee cee

 

[mercury1]

Really really dislike China. Just a bunch of thieves. Hope it comes back on them, sorry for the big letdown.

 

[FloridaFinder]

Thank you all, especially the fellow who suggested I test it with a magnet. Well silver and copper doesn't stick to magnets. Unfortunately this thing did. So much for my great find. Was a hell of a rush while it lasted. Thanks all for the input.

I'd still buy one for a dollar. Just to have it. I've come to terms that I'll never find one in the wild. I've read of people buying fakes for $30 or more. You got yours cheaply.

I found two Peace dollars in my first month of CRHing, but that will never happen again either.

Good find still. You know what to look for now in the future, as you have a good model to base it on now.

 

[OtlFrutiger]

When I saw the picture, my first guess was fake, but it's still pretty cool to have. What's even better is that it's a really good fake. There are guys at the shops and shows that sell fakes (listing them as such). You can still make some money off of it—just be clear that it's a fake. Somebody will still want to buy it.

 

[Keppy]

Sorry about your CC... But every now and then we all have let downs......

 

[Digracer]

Im such a rookie, Id fallen for it. Dayum Chinese......

 

[mercury1]

Im such a rookie, Id fallen for it. Dayum Chinese......

1) you are only out a buck.
2) you learned something.
3) as others have said, you can probably sell it for more then a buck. ( selling it as a fake I mean )

 

[GarouLady]

I would still buy it for a dollar myself. If you can't afford the real thing and knew it was a replica. at least you only lost a dollar instead of the 600 dollars it would have been worth.

sincerely, Garoulady