Comments on: A friend of mine has a 1889 morgan dollar that is Gold?

By: Taiping

Taiping — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:35:46 +0000

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.

By: silverpet

silverpet — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:45:21 +0000

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.

By: h-sum

h-sum — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:01:52 +0000

Try looking it up at this address:
usrarecoininvestments.com/…/Silver Dollars/1889-cc_morgan_dollar_htm

By: julia

julia — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:39:26 +0000

ask an expert

By: wato_45

wato_45 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:49:54 +0000

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…