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Spotting Morgan Dollar Fakes
For most of my adult life, Morgan dollars have been the most popular coin to collect. This fact has not been lost on the criminal element of our world. Thus, counterfeits and different types of alterations have always affected collectors. In the shor
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Coins Play Role in Traditional Ship Ceremony
■ Is there a superstition involving coins and seafaring? Coins have been placed under the main mast of a sailing ship likely since coins were first invented. Coins placed under the mast are part of the mast stepping ceremony, probably for luck when t
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My Favorite Coins: ‘CC’ Morgan from GSA Sale
My favorite coin for this column is an 1883-CC Morgan dollar that I bought in one of the famous GSA sales of mostly “CC” Morgans. I did receive one coin that wasn’t a “CC” Morgan. It was a common-date Peace dollar that was worn almost slick. I didn’t

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