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I have actually gotten a little more into buying off of eBay, very carefully might I add!!! I remember when you posted a topic, or made that comment, about that STOCK photo listing issue you experienced some time ago. I'm sorry that happened to you. Not only a valuable lesson for you Hog as you said (albeit unfortunate brother), but you taught me something valuable to look for and I'm sure you helped out others as well with this good information. That's one thing I pay close attention to now, the words "stock photo" shown anywhere in a particular listing......

There are a lot of great sellers on eBay but unfortunately I believe there are probably more scammers than the previous. You definitely have to be careful when buying on eBay and I don't think anyone here on this forum would disagree with this. I have discovered fake coins on eBay in the past, simply sent a polite message to the seller, and on several occasions the seller immediately removed their listing and replied to me in very apologetic manners. We are not perfect as humans and we all make mistakes, even professional Numismatists (or those who claim to be). What carries weight with me on eBay sellers are two things. 1- The prompt communications and replies from a seller after I PM them including their reactions shortly thereafter (meaning removing and item or correcting a description), and 2- Their overall ratings/sales and how long they have been an eBay seller (and actually a third criteria is their return policy). There's bad apples in every bunch, no doubt. Just use common sense and you should be fine. And one other thing. As a newcomer to collecting and/or to this forum, if you are reading this, I think it is safe to say that the experienced members here will be glad to help you out (I know I will be to the best of my limited abilities) if you have a valid question or concern about a coin you may be looking to purchase online. I know most of us here enjoy helping out those new to the hobby.

@Kevine84, gotta agree with all the above. Your last pic looks like the high spots on the obverse are starting to show through a "silver" color again. Try carrying it in your pants pocket everyday for a week or two and see if it doesn't turn back into its normal silver tone dime color. Believe me...... I've posted my fair share here on the forum of what I thought were Improperly Annealed Planchets only to discover they were not. (P.S.- I'm still gonna find one in the wild one day if it's the last thing I do before I die..... haha).

I believe there is a .097 g +/- weight tolerance on Morgans. This one has obviously seen some heavy circulation and has worn accordingly since it was minted 116 years ago. It would have to weigh considerably less for it to carry any premium..... I think it's just fine. Just MHO here

Thank you J P for starting this thread. I would also like to thank all of those brave men and women who served our Country so that we enjoy the freedom we have to this day. God Bless our Veterans and our United States Military.

PLEASE..... Always post pictures of BOTH sides of the coin!! Doing this helps us, help you.....

Yes J P. You read my mind on the rim issue and how it would have to be damaged if another coin was placed against this one and pressed into it. There wouldn't be enough room to make clean contact without affecting the rim. And if the letters are raised then it couldn't be caused by another coin being pressed into it obviously. A capped die would cause incuse letters but at the same time the letters would also be oriented in the correct fashion, not spelled backwards. Not sure on this one. This Cent has seen better days and is no doubt severely damaged. Not saying it is an error, but it is pretty odd IMHO. I'm definitely leaning towards some type of PMD simply due to the fact that the words are backwards. Not sure how it could be anything else here.

However, playing devil's advocate here, the letters do look to be raised and not incuse. Look at the S in TRUST where the S did not affect the corner of the Memorial (last picture)....hmmm.

same here....

Hey James. Not sure about an update, and what would definitely be a revolution in removing milk spots, but I think what your are reading (based on your link to NGS restoration) is that milk spots can possibly be minimized. I copy and pasted below straight from the link you supplied. I may be wrong but I don't think milk spots can be completely removed. Isn't that funny.... they can create a vaccine for one of the deadliest viruses on the planet, they can put a man on the moon some 52 years ago, but yet they can't come up with a cure for the simple cold or milk spots....... Very odd. Can professional conservation from NCS remove white spots? Numismatic Conservation Services (NCS), an independent affiliate of NGC, has conducted extensive research but has been unable to determine a conservation technique that can prevent or remove white spots without damaging the coin. In some cases white spots can be minimized, but they cannot be removed

I rarely visit ATS, thought about joining but haven't, but when I do visit the site I really like the Metal Detecting forum they have. There's some pretty neat finds and a lot of threads posted under that topic. Heck... I may join over there just for that Metal Detecting forum but keep my 'love of coin posts' and discussion here on my favorite forum.

I am a bit confused here. The coin (or fake) is displayed as a 1895-CC (which can't be possible) but the last pic in your OP shows the online listing as an 1895-O. I guess it doesn't matter now that I saw your post that it has been removed from eBay.... Good thing IMHO. Nothing but junk.

@Coinbuf and @Morpheus1967, in all honesty, I was just trying to have some fun with my 1,000th post. It really doesn't make a hill of beans to me what it says beside a screen name. As long as people are posting relevant stuff, and asking valid questions with legitimate concerns, then post away to your hearts content! I like to have fun here on the forum, while learning at the same time, and I do my best to interject polite and appropriate humor from time to time (and not to get my post count up either). I would like to think that over the last several years, I have added some relative content to this forum in the effort to show nice coins (nice to me anyways) and I've always tried to do my best at welcoming and helping the newcomers because I TOO was one of those. The reason I stuck around here were forum members like yourselves and so many others that put my butt on point and steered me in the right direction. I am truly grateful for that. It is because of those members, and you all know who I'm talking about, that really spurned me and helped to get me where I am today with the knowledge (what little that may be) that I have accumulated by your teachings and making me get my rear in gear and start learning as much as I could on my own. I think it's ok to "hold someone's hand" to get them started in this hobby but only for so long. At some point people have to get a grip, wisen up, and take it upon themselves to start learning the ropes and not depend so much on simply asking others either here or any other coin forums out there. Once again..... I'm all about trying to share my little bit of knowledge and explain certain things to those people that have a genuine desire to learn. All the while (as a lot of us do here) supply newcomers with various links and educational material which I think is great. I appreciate those that have helped me, I urge new members to take a step out of their comfort zone and study up as much as they can, and by all means..... if you have a question or concern that you need help with then fire away here!!! We are all more than willing and glad to give our honest opinions (which may and will differ at times) and help you out as much as possible. Sorry for a rant here...... but I just REALLY enjoy this forum and the valuable friends I have made since I joined!!!

Hello Piratemike. I'm not familiar with these replicas as are the others that have commented. In your opening description you commented it weighed 1.3 grams, with the capsule. Best way to determine if it is actually 'pure' silver, and not silver plated or steel, is to weigh just this token/medallion itself on a calibrated scale that reads out in at least tenths of a gram. Just thought I would add this so that you can make a better determination of what the metal composition actually is.

THERE! I did it........ I will admit though, I am a bit sad. I was expecting big fireworks, someone knocking on my front door like Ed McMahon with a fat check, pretty ladies..... you get the picture. But yet I'm still sitting here in my dilapidated (but comfortable) red chair, with a massive headache, a month behind on my mortgage payment, and looking through bank rolls of coins..... I suppose it could always be worse though.

Edit: To heck with 1,000 posts if you read my original post here... who really cares? I think I will just stop here and retire so that I can remain a Newbie.........🙄

@J P Mashoke I'm not a Nickel connoisseur, but I do know there are some worthwhile RPM's for these dates. Make sure you check them out, especially the '64-D which I do know of. I think there are also some valuable other RPM's around the dates in your newly acquired album.

We shall never know about the proposed "6th" die......... all the more allure to the Henning story. I just wonder one thing..... if he hadn't of screwed up by not including the P mm on the '44 Nickel, I wonder how long, or even if, he would have ever been caught???🤔 With the knowledge Henning had about the counterfeiting process, and being an engineer by trade, and then spending years in jail devising his next counterfeiting gig (after he was incarcerated the first time for counterfeiting) part of me cannot help but to think that Henning intentionally left off the P mm as sort of a "game" to him. I think he was too smart for that (other than the fact he deposited his coins at his bank which was directly enroute between where he lived and worked.... not a smart move there but, maybe part of his M.O.)

At least it's not a "dime bag"..... Phew...... glad you clarified that!!!

And if you're like me, the first thing ya do with that change found in the washer or dryer goes directly under a loupe!

If a machine pushed it inwards then that is the extra thickness you are feeling, it wouldn't lose thickness but gain it on the outer perimeter of the coin. If it is taller than another Nickel then the metal has been pushed inward.

@Hoghead515, I will venture to say this is RB MS66? (I'm testing my grading skills here brother and I may look like an insufficiently_thoughtful_person in doing so.....) EDIT: I typed I.D.I.O.T. but we all know how this system works.

Ok..... is this "guess a grade" question?????🤔

Absolutely beautiful toning. A nice rainbow looking tone. I love it!

I agree. Nothing wrong with holding onto things like this.