Apr
01
A friend of mine has a 1889 morgan dollar that is Gold?
Derrick J asked:
This coin is totally gold on the back and silver on the front with only the head in gold. I have never sceen this before and dont know what to make of it nor can I find anything about it on the web.
This coin is totally gold on the back and silver on the front with only the head in gold. I have never sceen this before and dont know what to make of it nor can I find anything about it on the web.
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i would suggest getting a qoute from a pro antique collector but try not to be scammed if u think hes not tellin the truth the tell im wat u think so yer…
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Try looking it up at this address:
usrarecoininvestments.com/…/Silver Dollars/1889-cc_morgan_dollar_htm
It’s a silver Morgan dollar turned into a jewellery item or some sort of medallion. The Liberty Head was definitely gilded; something like this:
The coin had been altered and thus considered damaged, but it’s still worth the silver in it.
If it is actually a Morgan dollar someone plated the head. I bet though, the reverse does not have an eagle like the real Morgan dollar, but may have two eagles, if so, it is called a two eagle medal and is base metal with a thin layer of silver and a thin layer of gold, on top of the base metal. They were sold to the unaware public and are actually worth little. If not the above it has to be a gimmick of some kind. I have never seen a gold plated Liberty on a Morgan dollar used as jewelry. A real Morgan dollar weighs 26.73 grams most reproductions and medals weigh differently.