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1894 Morgan Dollar - Mintmark: O, New Orleans
From the 1894 morgan dollar with the mintmark O from New Orleans
there are still many coins in circulation and for this reason it's an
easy collectable silver coin.
The 1894 morgan dollar with no mintmark, so struck in Philadelphia
are more wanted as there are only 110,000 circulation strikes and
972 proofs made.
Some 1894 morgan O silver dollar coin facts.
- Mintage: Circulation strikes: 1,723,000 / Proofs: 0.
- Designer: George T. Morgan.
- Diameter: 38.1 mm.
- Composition: Silver (90%) and Copper (10%).
- Weight: 26.73 grams.
- Edge: Reeded.
- Mintmark: "O" (for New Orleans)
Here below are the images from an authentic morgan dollar dated 1894
and a counterfeit with the same year.
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Authentic 1894 Morgan Dollar |
Counterfeit 1894 Morgan Dollar |
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Obverse Side |
Obverse Side |
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When comparing both 1894 morgan dollars the following differences are
easy to see on the counterfeit coin and not on the authentic morgan coin.
- The numbers are not identical, note the 9 and 4 especially.
- The letters are not exactly the same.
- There is no copper edge, all one light metal made coin.
- In general very soft details and very slippery surfaces.
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Authentic 1894 Silver Dollar |
Counterfeit 1894 Dollar |
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Reverse Side |
Reverse Side |
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The reverse side of the counterfeit morgan was having much more details
then the obverse side, normally this would have been equal. The stars on
the side at the "ONE DOLLAR" text are just too big compared to the
authentic morgan dollar. Also here are the letters not the same, just
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