Is my morgan dollar fake?

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   I just bought this from ebay, the front of the coin along the rim the shinny silver looks like it is chipping away.  I weighed it and it looks like the right weight, but I'm really concerned about the pretty silver color getting chipped away to a dull gray underneath.  Is it real?  Has anyone seen this before?  Thanks
Ryan

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ryaah Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 04 Jan 2012 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote ryaah Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Is my morgan dollar fake? Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 1:00pm
	I just bought this from ebay, the front of the coin along the rim the shinny silver looks like it is chipping away. I weighed it and it looks like the right weight, but I'm really concerned about the pretty silver color getting chipped away to a dull gray underneath. Is it real? Has anyone seen this before? Thanks Ryan

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ryaah Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 04 Jan 2012 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote ryaah Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 1:06pm
	Here is a picture

Starwarsfreak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List CoinForum Guru (Moderator) Joined: 01 Jul 2006 Status: Offline Points: 524	Post Options Post Reply Quote Starwarsfreak Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Jan 2012 at 2:19pm
	Looks real to me, but I can't tell too much from the photo. If you checked the weight, and it is the same...it is most likely real. Was the person you bought it from highly rated?

admin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 27 May 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 254	Post Options Post Reply Quote admin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 2012 at 7:39am
	Looks real, the Morgan is toning. It's best to not clean coins like this, it damages the surface.

dorkkarl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Master at Coins Joined: 13 Oct 2010 Status: Offline Points: 208	Post Options Post Reply Quote dorkkarl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jan 2012 at 8:30am
	normal genuine $ K S
	"When you have two competing theories which make exactly the same prediction, the one that is simpler is more likely the correct one" - Occam's (or Ockham's) Razor (named for William of Ockham)