Hey guys new here but think i got lucky

[shawngrey16]

What's up guys I'm new hear and been hunting for a couple a weeks and had some luck but not as much luck as I had in my moms attic today I'm new to this so I don't know how good all this stuff is. Anyone wanna share? Would he greatly appreciated. Working on getting some coin holders but there not really in gold condition except for the 1881 Morgan's I think they are

 

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[justin86]

I wouldnt bank on none of them being fake cuz there not key dates or real valuable. I bought a 1885-O morgan that I am almost positive is fake. Its maybe a exta fine and didnt look sketchy untill I started looking for mistake or error coins and noticed how many slight differences there were than any other morgans i have. Like the smallest "0" mintmark I have ever seen! I weighed it and its 1.2grams light. With the price of silver china is apperently making alot of fakes and they are faking more common stuff to keep people from thinking they even need to check the coin.

 

[shawngrey16]

I wouldnt bank on none of them being fake cuz there not key dates or real valuable. I bought a 1885-O morgan that I am almost positive is fake. Its maybe a exta fine and didnt look sketchy untill I started looking for mistake or error coins and noticed how many slight differences there were than any other morgans i have. Like the smallest "0" mintmark I have ever seen! I weighed it and its 1.2grams light. With the price of silver china is apperently making alot of fakes and they are faking more common stuff to keep people from thinking they even need to check the coin.

Wow that's really a shame.
Sorry to hear you got a fake. I will be checking mine when my metal addiction slows down and I
Go get a scale and a magnet

 

[Chisos]

I was just messin with you. Those coins are awesome. Really nice. Me, I'm 64, retired educator(h.s. and college) not allowed to drink, smoke cigars or stay out late anymore, but other than that just enjoying life. I miss the classroom, you young people kept me young. I work for Pearson Education. Know that test you have to pass to graduate under No Child Left Behind? I'm one of the miserable SOB's that make it up. Sorry about that. As for treasure, well, I grew up when there was no Padre Island National Seashore. We hunted coins constantly, found many, many many and I used to give them as presents to chicks I dated. Wish I had them back now. I don't get out much, mostly from being lazy, but I'm going to share this with you for a laugh. Show it to mom . I got bored from being retired and decided to go climb "Old Baldy", in Garner State Park one more time before I died. Going up no problem, coming down fell 50-75 feet or so. Rolling, rolling, impaling my foot on a piece of metal. Dr.? Never, I started healing it myself. Fast forward a month and I am with some friends hog hunting on a ranch near the same park. Had a pistol, saw a rattlesnake, shot behind it so the vibrations would scare it away, it turned toward me, started striking and I shot it. As it struck at me I raised my foot, the bullet passed through the snake, hit some rocks, ricocheted upward, went through my boot, grazed my foot and my friends and now you couldn't stop laughing. Dr., no I tried to heal it myself. Five foot operations later I'm fine and just sit here and follow Tnet. Now you know how stupid teachers can really be. I was much safer in my inner city school where we had 32 gangs on campus(San Antonio Police Gang Unit numbers). And tomorrow I get to slosh through mud and water to find points, scrapers, maybe a spanish coin or two, who knows. Hopefully it will be fun. Have fun with those coins, tell mom hi for me and enjoy this website. There are a few grouches, but mostly really, cool people. Bye.

 

[shawngrey16]

I was just messin with you. Those coins are awesome. Really nice. Me, I'm 64, retired educator(h.s. and college) not allowed to drink, smoke cigars or stay out late anymore, but other than that just enjoying life. I miss the classroom, you young people kept me young. I work for Pearson Education. Know that test you have to pass to graduate under No Child Left Behind? I'm one of the miserable SOB's that make it up. Sorry about that. As for treasure, well, I grew up when there was no Padre Island National Seashore. We hunted coins constantly, found many, many many and I used to give them as presents to chicks I dated. Wish I had them back now. I don't get out much, mostly from being lazy, but I'm going to share this with you for a laugh. Show it to mom . I got bored from being retired and decided to go climb "Old Baldy", in Garner State Park one more time before I died. Going up no problem, coming down fell 50-75 feet or so. Rolling, rolling, impaling my foot on a piece of metal. Dr.? Never, I started healing it myself. Fast forward a month and I am with some friends hog hunting on a ranch near the same park. Had a pistol, saw a rattlesnake, shot behind it so the vibrations would scare it away, it turned toward me, started striking and I shot it. As it struck at me I raised my foot, the bullet passed through the snake, hit some rocks, ricocheted upward, went through my boot, grazed my foot and my friends and now you couldn't stop laughing. Dr., no I tried to heal it myself. Five foot operations later I'm fine and just sit here and follow Tnet. Now you know how stupid teachers can really be. I was much safer in my inner city school where we had 32 gangs on campus(San Antonio Police Gang Unit numbers). And tomorrow I get to slosh through mud and water to find points, scrapers, maybe a spanish coin or two, who knows. Hopefully it will be fun. Have fun with those coins, tell mom hi for me and enjoy this website. There are a few grouches, but mostly really, cool people. Bye.

Hahaha I loved that story man. What a life! Sounds amazing. Sounds like you also have done a lot. My sister teaches in a neighborhood like that as well and yeah she says it's rough. Her 2nd grade named his Christmas poem "Christmas slut" how messed
Up is that. These kids are doomed for the future. Anyways I hope you find some food things post some finds would love to see them. For me I'll be hitting the local beach in Long island and hopefully find my first ring or something more then clads. Have a great night

 

[shawngrey16]

I was just messin with you. Those coins are awesome. Really nice. Me, I'm 64, retired educator(h.s. and college) not allowed to drink, smoke cigars or stay out late anymore, but other than that just enjoying life. I miss the classroom, you young people kept me young. I work for Pearson Education. Know that test you have to pass to graduate under No Child Left Behind? I'm one of the miserable SOB's that make it up. Sorry about that. As for treasure, well, I grew up when there was no Padre Island National Seashore. We hunted coins constantly, found many, many many and I used to give them as presents to chicks I dated. Wish I had them back now. I don't get out much, mostly from being lazy, but I'm going to share this with you for a laugh. Show it to mom . I got bored from being retired and decided to go climb "Old Baldy", in Garner State Park one more time before I died. Going up no problem, coming down fell 50-75 feet or so. Rolling, rolling, impaling my foot on a piece of metal. Dr.? Never, I started healing it myself. Fast forward a month and I am with some friends hog hunting on a ranch near the same park. Had a pistol, saw a rattlesnake, shot behind it so the vibrations would scare it away, it turned toward me, started striking and I shot it. As it struck at me I raised my foot, the bullet passed through the snake, hit some rocks, ricocheted upward, went through my boot, grazed my foot and my friends and now you couldn't stop laughing. Dr., no I tried to heal it myself. Five foot operations later I'm fine and just sit here and follow Tnet. Now you know how stupid teachers can really be. I was much safer in my inner city school where we had 32 gangs on campus(San Antonio Police Gang Unit numbers). And tomorrow I get to slosh through mud and water to find points, scrapers, maybe a spanish coin or two, who knows. Hopefully it will be fun. Have fun with those coins, tell mom hi for me and enjoy this website. There are a few grouches, but mostly really, cool people. Bye.

Ps I hope your battle wounds heal

 

[justin86]

Wow that's really a shame.
Sorry to hear you got a fake. I will be checking mine when my metal addiction slows down and I
Go get a scale and a magnet

Nah its cool. I thought it was pretty cool to have fake one. You cant just stroll down to your local coin shop and pick up a great conversation piece like that. And if you can, you probably need to find a different coin shop to go to! LOL

 

[Generic_Lad]

I agree with DiverDown, those nice condition Morgans in the plastic, that plastic could contain PVC which will ruin your coins over time (coat it with green slime), get some Air-Tites and put them in that for storage, Air-Tites are made from PVC-Free plastic and is safe for your coins

Also, make sure to wear coin-handling gloves and handle them only by the edges, the value in them is the coin in mint state, not just the silver content.