Just A Guy

5 hours ago, Greenstang said:

Nice "greaser".(Maybe)  Are those diagonal lines on the coin?

Maybe the die was filed? The lines all seem to be under the features. I may be completely wrong. Other examples of "grease strikes" had the closest similarities. Is there a another possibility im not familiar with maybe?

Another great example of what can go wrong. Good example of a strike thru grease. I liked this one a lot for the variations it caused. Looks like damage until you realize the rim has none. Also, If you look for the initials FG on the reverse, you will notice a little up and to the right of it, a barely visible double of those same initials. Good example.  

1 hour ago, Greenstang said:

That's a great example of DDD. When the die starts to get worn, the metal flows towards the rim instead of in the cavity of the letters. Good photo for a teaching tool.

I always mix those up. I said die deterioration, which was correct, but MD (machine dbling) is not what i meant lol. You are correct DDD. I found this penny a few weeks ago. Came across it again while organizing some of my misc. Really good example. 

And........its not a half bad looking coin😉

Theres no value, but i found a cool example of the variety of distortions you can get from die deterioration. It has lots of exaggerated MD, the letter E has double stems in the middle. Just an all around great example of what can go wrong with a bad die. Not so much on the obverse, but the upper left of the reverse is really noticeable. 

15 minutes ago, Greenstang said:

I would say so. It is certainly worth more than the $150.00 I use as my minimum for grading.

Thanks man. In all seriousness. Its rare to come across helpful people now-adays. 

9 minutes ago, Greenstang said:

Thanks-

I thought it might be a Short Water Line Variety but the bottom two lines are a bit too long so it would be what they call a FWL (Full Water Line)

Still a nice coin though.

FYI- Canadian Silver Dollars are 80% silver

Thank you. I knew it was silver but i didnt realize the % was that high. Thanks for the info. I appreciate it. 

Oh, could i could bug you with one more question? I have yet to get a coin graded because the majority of my collection is $20-$25 valued coins, and the feedback i get is "dont grade it unless it very valuable".  Would you recommend grading the 1893 key date?

1 minute ago, Greenstang said:

You did well. The bullion in those coins is worth more than that.

Can you supply a picture both sides of the 1950 Canadian Silver Dollar, there are four different varieties of that year.

Definitely. Here is the Canadian. 

4 minutes ago, Greenstang said:

Welcome to the Forum Just A Guy

Yours is a business strike made for circulation.

Thanks. I appreciate you taking the time for me. I figured, but I still feel pretty lucky to have found one in a bulk purchase i made. I honestly got an amazing deal from an auction. I aquired this coin, plus 7 other Morgan's, as well as a 1922 peace dollar, and a 1950 canadian silver dollar, all for $112. I cant complain at all. Thanks again. 

After a bit of work and a few visits to multiple coin dealers, i have verified my 1893 key date Morgan silver dollar to be authentic. My question is, the Philadelphia mint made 2 batches of "no mint mark" Morgans that year. 378000 for circulation, and 732 proofs. Is there a way to tell which one i have? Here are 2 pictures to help. Thank you, any help would be beyond appreciated.