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Stopped by the local coin gallery about 1 week and ½ ago and picked-up a couple of very nice CC Morgan Dollars. The first one was an attributed GSA 1880 CC VAM 4 in MS64 (this checks off one of my goals for the year. I wanted to find one in the wild…not at a coin show, auction house or e-bay). The second pick was a very nice 1892 CC that may become a new VAM (LVA has it now). While I was looking at the 1892 CC the coin gallery owner ask me to look at another Morgan Dollar and let him know what I thought about it. I ask him if I could take it home and look at it under my scope and he agreed. Check out the photo’s below and let me know what you think.

1893
WR 1893 Date 101918.jpg (520.22 KiB) Viewed 3178 times Click this link to enlarge photo above, then click the left arrow to return	WR 1893 1st Right Star 101918.jpg (336.15 KiB) Viewed 3178 times Click this link to enlarge photo above, then click the left arrow to return
1893 Date.	1893 1st Right Star.
WR 1893 2nd Right Star 101918.jpg (308.29 KiB) Viewed 3178 times Click this link to enlarge photo above, then click the left arrow to return
1893 2nd Right Star.

A few more photos.

1893
WR 1893 E on Obverse 101918.jpg (366.08 KiB) Viewed 3178 times Click this link to enlarge photo above, then click the left arrow to return	WR 1893 P on Obverse 101918.jpg (339.16 KiB) Viewed 3166 times Click this link to enlarge photo above, then click the left arrow to return
1893 Doubled P on Obverse.	1893 Doubled L on Obverse.

Looks like vam 4. Should have first 2 stars right of date doubled toward rim.
larry

Pick it UP .. Nice find .. Photos are good and keep having FUN .

Larry, you are half right. Checkout the reverse photo's.

1893-S
WR 1893 Reverse 101918.jpg (262.25 KiB) Viewed 3096 times Click this link to enlarge photo above, then click the left arrow to return	WR 1893 MM on Reverse 101918.jpg (336.91 KiB) Viewed 3096 times Click this link to enlarge photo above, then click the left arrow to return
1893 S Reverse.	1893 S M/M.

Did not know it was mint ---S

larry

Looks like someone (probably long ago) took a genuine 1893-P VAM-4 and added an S mint Mark to the reverse. Not a bad job at that.

Wow, you had me there for a bit. That S looks off - as it should. What does this do to a true lover of the Lady Morgan's? Thank you for sharing.... Newbies are fortunate to get an education on VAM2.O

Thumb up; on knowledge.

Wow. Genuine 93 VAM 4 with added S. If you can get it cheap it would make a good novelty coin. If the S is easily popped off the coin by dissolving an adhesive, then you have a coin to fill a Top 100 hole, although I doubt it would slab given it's probably been cleaned, both to make the S match the rest of the coin and to make the S stick.

If the gallery owner is feeling generous and it's not a consignment, he could donate it to the ANA's Morgan dollar educational set.

Several years back I did see a fake 93-s, it also looked good.

Know there is a die marker on genuine 93-s.

Cool larry

Think I'll see if the coin gallery will sell it. John, I like your idea. I may very well donate to the ANA Morgan Dollar educational set.

Wayne,
I'll chip in $25 to get it so that it can be donated to the ANA.

Maybe others will follow.

Thanks Wayne

I'll stop by the coin gallery on Friday and see if he will sell the Morgan Dollar and let everyone know.

I have a very similar coin. Mine is just a normal 1893-P with an added S. I also have an 1898-S with an altered date.

These are very neat coins...the only problem with this one is the base 1893 coin is also scarce, so you might need to pay $100+ for the coin.

Ash

Many years ago I got a 93-P VAM4 with an added S just like you have there! I was able to get mine for bullion so was delighted to add it to my "pile of stuff". I still have it and think it is pretty cool.

One has to wonder if the same guy worked on the other three coins. Cool stuff.