Morgan Error or Wishful Thinking?

braddick

I've owned this one for awhile. I swear it looks like a die set up coin due to the full and rounded rims yet the appearance of much "wear" on the devices.
Your thoughts?



It's currently housed in an NGC GD06 holder:

TommyType

I don't claim to have any expertise.....

But I can't imagine that the elements near the rim ("STATES OF", and the stars on the obverse), could POSSIBLY get that worn while leaving a full rim.

Either a setup coin, a strike error, or some weird wear from some source. (Slot machine??)

Tom

RVDavis

Most unusual I would love to own this coin. I look forward to the expert's opinion.

Rick

jdsinva

<< <i>I don't claim to have any expertise.....

But I can't imagine that the elements near the rim ("STATES OF", and the stars on the obverse), could POSSIBLY get that worn while leaving a full rim.

Either a setup coin, a strike error, or some weird wear from some source. (Slot machine??)

Tom >>



I'm with Tom, the rims are full. I have a similar one, a little more detail but the seller sold it as VG.

Good find!

Jeff

Peaceman

How about grabbing it 6,000,000 times to put it in a slot machine........

DennisH

It really looks like a setup strike!

astrorat

Any idea about the strength of the reeding? A die adjustment strike will not have full reeding. It is VERY easy to confuse a die adjustment strike with a coin that has been struck through a filled die (i.e. stuck-through grease). Also, the denticles are fairly strong if it were a die adjustment strike.

Your coin has a lot of wear so it becomes even more difficult to determine if it is a die adjustment strike from viewing the picture alone.

Interesting coin, nonetheless.

Lane

Dog97

IMO it's a worn, very weakly struck coin.

braddick

<< <i>IMO it's a worn, very weakly struck coin. >>

Dog, I'm thinking that might be the case too. What is interesting though, and what's not showing up well, is the even nature of the "wear". But, a weak strike would answer that too.

Dog97

I think that's the coin I saw on TT a year or so ago and was going to take a shot at it (but I firgot to) because I thought it might be an unattributed set up but after seeing your pictures I tend to think filled dies because it has too much detail for a setup. Here's a setup for comparsion: