Jul
27
I have a 1882 Morgan silver dollar. Right under In God We Trust, the word COPY is written. Can anyone explain?
LG asked:
This coin looks real and is in very good condition. Does it have any value? Can someone explain the significance of the word COPY?
This coin looks real and is in very good condition. Does it have any value? Can someone explain the significance of the word COPY?
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You’ve bought a reproduction.
If it’s silver, it’s automatically got -some- value. But probably very little beyond the value of the silver itself.
The first answerer got it right. You have a reproduction of the 1882 dated Morgan, struck according to specs in silver for collectors who want a flawless silver dollar but can’t afford the thousands of dollars for a genuine piece. Details are the same(that’s why you need the word “COPY”) except that the reproductions used replicated dies to strike the coins. I have seen many of these silver reproductions being sold in the range of $30 to $40 each, and they were actually minted in limited quantities and in high quality finish.