1897 CC Morgan Silver Dollar

Hello, I recieved a silver Morgan dollar from 1897. It has a cc (Carson city) mintmark, but I found out, that cc bank didn't produce silver coins after year 1993. Is it a fake one then? Or does it have any value? I am curious why would anyone forge coin with wrong data...

I am not a collector and don't know anything about it. Thanks for any answers

 

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Unfortunately, there is no 1897 Carson City Morgan.

 

Can you share photos? Have you weighed it? Where did you get it?

People forge wrong dates because people buy them thinking they’re rarities, or just because they have no idea about when they were minted. Photos will help us speculate on authenticity.

 

Authenticity? Of an 1897 Carson City Morgan? Do you know something we don't know? Or are speculating on if it is a real Morgan that has been altered?

 

The Carson City Mint produced Morgan dollars from 1878 through 1885 before stopping production. It resumed in 1889, but lasted only through 1893. At that time, the mint ceased coin production, meaning that there were not many "CC" Morgan dollar dates, and most tended to have those famous Carson City lower mintages.

 

It could be really worn Or altered but still be an actual Morgan. I didn’t want to claim something counterfeit without at least viewing it. Grade was never specified, after all. Edit: my guess is it’s an 1891.

 

Here are the photos. I haven't weighed it, i got it from some drunk guy

 

Sorry, it’s a fake.

 

I thought so... thanks anyway.

 

So Janak, may I ask 2 questions?

Did you buy it?

If so, how much did you pay?

No offense, but the "drunk guy" may not have been as drunk as he seemed.

 

To fake a non existing coin. Is crazy, china has to get its act together, a magnet will not stick to a silver coin, most likely it will stick to your 97 cc

 

Other than the date -- What physical features tells one this is a fake ? So, if the date had been a 1991, how would I, as a novice, be able to tell it is fake ? Thanks

 

Interestingly, there was a 1900 CC/O mint error Morgan dollar made, though, so weird things happen.

 

Mushy details, pitted surfaces with typical counterfeit artificial patina, and the date placement is off. Of course, the fact that it's an "1897-CC" tells that it's fake.

It was a 1900 O/CC, not a CC/O.

 

Very true. I realized my error soon after posting my comment, but figured someone would correct me.

 

You can count on that. I've been corrected so many times I feel like a schoolboy in the principal's office.

But that's how we learn. lol

 

I agree with @SilverDollar2017. That patina on the coin is a pretty good give away. Some fakes are super easy to spot and others not so much. It takes a while and I'm still not there so don't give up!

 

Another way to help identify counterfeits is weighing them with a gram scale. If I remember correctly, the professional coin authenticators have some expensive equipment to electronically analyze the interior of coins to see what is inside them.

 

A simple visual check can flush out a lot of fake Morgans. Look at the stars and denticles. They shouldn't be mushy, misformed or inconsistent sizes. Do the Numbers in the date and letters on the reverse correctly match all of the details on an authentic Morgan? Do the hair strands and feathers on the eagles breast look normal?

This won't catch all of the fakes, but will flush out a lot of them. On coins that are routinely faked, train your eyes to look at the details. [However, when the date/mm was never issued, that makes it easy]