Possible removed mintmark 1894-O Morgan offered as a gennie 1894 on eBay

3sidesofsilver

I am linky challenged, so maybe someone can assist. What do you think of this coin on the bay - 130770355094?
Altered date? Removed O mintmark?
I reported it as suspicious to the ebay police Friday.
What say you guys?

TorinoCobra71

LINK.

LeeBone

I beleive it`s authentic, just a problem coin or else it would be in plastic

Rampage

Why would you report this to the eBay police as suspicious? Other than being overgraded and cleaned, etc, the coin looks fine. No offense, but if you are uncertain as to the authenticity of the coins on eBay, or elsewhere, then I suggest you NOT report them as suspicious. That is rather careless. You should learn to authenticate before you put someone's eBay sales or business at risk due to you negligence.

ricko

Does not look doctored to me...pictures are not as good as 'in hand', but I see no reason to suspect it as altered. Cheers, RickO

JustaRookie

I agree with the responding comments to your post. Looks cleanned to me but looks unaltered. 14 day return so little risk to the potential winning bidder provided they know what they should look for when inspecting and grading Morgans.

Twinturbo

Not fake
Genuine yes

This seller has several accounts, but nonetheless buys cleaned coins off eBay (seller states there cleaned) then realists them as genuine BU problem free coins.
So essentially another GSC
Hope you don't buy from them.

johnny9434

it looks ok to me from here. it does thou look like its been cleaned at one time. jmo

3sidesofsilver

With all due respect to Rampage, the coin pictured exhibits none of the die markers of a genuine Philly 1894, save for the properly centered date; that is the reason I reported it. My message to the seller was ignored as well. Details are better seen on an ipod, rather than a computer, as the images cannot be expanded there. I am no PCGS grader, but one strong suit of mine is the 1894. This coin, however, hails from the Crescent City.

CEOcoinshopcom

Cleaned, and maybe other issues (or it would be slabbed)
But I don't think it's an "O" mint coin... too much detail on the hair and feathers.... New Orleans are always soft in those details.

LanceNewmanOCC

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to help make this easier, there is only 1 known die pairing for 1894. Find images of an authentic one and the seller images can be blown up for comparison.

TDITD
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messydesk

From the pics, it looks like a match to the genuine business strike dies (VAM 3). The obverse date position is a match, and there's a chip in the G in God on the reverse which also matches.

stealer

Genuine, polished.

USMoneylover

I've bought from the seller before....coin was re-engraved....I returned it and told them why. They relisted it without mentioning the problems I pointed out. The return policy they offer is good...the coins, while probably genuine, are mostly problem coins. YMMV

LanceNewmanOCC

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i hope you'll get a good laugh at this like I did from same seller

coin listed as BU

funny feedback from buyer ><
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Vbowling299

That last one i feel is the buyer's fault...obv not bu

DoubleEagle59

I zoomed the reverse picture to about 300X and perhaps it's an optical illusion but I see a ghostly "O" mintmark.

LanceNewmanOCC

<< <i>That last one i feel is the buyer's fault...obv not bu >>



that was 1/3 of the laugh for me
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LanceNewmanOCC

<< <i>I zoomed the reverse picture to about 300X and perhaps it's an optical illusion but I see a ghostly "O" mintmark. >>



it kinda does. too bad we don't have better res pics ><

Rampage

<< <i>With all due respect to Rampage, the coin pictured exhibits none of the die markers of a genuine Philly 1894, save for the properly centered date; that is the reason I reported it. My message to the seller was ignored as well. Details are better seen on an ipod, rather than a computer, as the images cannot be expanded there. I am no PCGS grader, but one strong suit of mine is the 1894. This coin, however, hails from the Crescent City. >>




Before you raise a ruckus and report coins to the eBay police, be one hundred percent certain of what you are doing, rather than coming here to question it after the fact. That is common courtesy.