{"id":37688,"date":"2025-12-17T00:48:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/1893-cc-not-pcgs-morgan-dollar-counterfeits-jack-youngs-fun-with-fakes\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T00:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:48:15","slug":"1893-cc-not-pcgs-morgan-dollar-counterfeits-jack-youngs-fun-with-fakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/1893-cc-not-pcgs-morgan-dollar-counterfeits-jack-youngs-fun-with-fakes\/","title":{"rendered":"1893-CC NOT PCGS Morgan Dollar Counterfeits \u2013 Jack Young\u2019s Fun With Fakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jack D. Young<\/strong>, Early American Coppers (EAC)<\/strong>, and the Dark Side Group<\/strong> \u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

CoinWeek<\/strong> has been burning the midnight oil, turning out informative articles after articles on popular coins in their Collectors Guide<\/em> series, and one particular article happened to catch my eye just as I was investigating a recent suspect 1893-CC Morgan dollar<\/a><\/strong><\/span>!<\/p>\n

At the time, Charles Morgan worked for CoinWeek. He presented specific, relevant information on each subject coin or series featured, and I used the 1893-CC version as part of my counterfeit research for my subject examples.<\/p>\n

The 1893-CC Morgan Dollar Investigation<\/h3>\n

So, on to the subject example of this episode, and as all who know me know, I start with ATTRIBUTION (even though this one has an \u201cacross the room\u201d feature identifying what it is!).<\/p>\n

With Carson City Morgan dollars<\/strong>, I typically start with the reverse and the size\/placement of the \u201cCC\u201d mint mark; my go-to place for that has been the online resource VAMWorld,\u00a0and I have made crib sheets for myself of the known reverses by mint mark and VAM<\/strong> variety.<\/p>\n

When I speak of a Morgan VAM, I am using the term to mean known variety basically, but the Wikipedia<\/strong> definition is as follows:<\/p>\n

\"Screengrab:
Screenshot: Wikipedia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"1893-CC
1893-CC VAMS. Screenshot: Vamworld.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Questionable Listings in Fake Holders<\/h3>\n

And the subject eBay<\/span><\/a><\/strong> listing:<\/p>\n

\"An
An eBay listing for a counterfeit 1893-CC Morgan Dollar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"eBay
eBay seller obverse and reverse images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And the \u201cacross the room\u201d feature I mentioned, well, there is a well-known counterfeit \u201cCC\u201d reverse used on a whole series of different dated Morgan fakes with both attribution points, the exact same wrong-for-most-CCs shape\/location and the \u201cslash\u201d across the eagle.<\/p>\n

\"Attribution
Attribution marks on the eBay example.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I also note the \u201cun-filled O\u201d feature, which I have seen on many of the latest CC Fakes. And then the slab\u2026<\/p>\n

The label font also catches your attention from across the room! The front barcode does not scan, but the reverse QR code does. And ironically, it reads the correct cert number but adds \u201ccn\u201d to it \u2013 an ironic reference to China<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

\"PCGS
PCGS Cert. Lookup. Screenshot: PCGS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And what about the cert? Conveniently it has no reference image or auction appearances to compare to but it is active.<\/p>\n

\"PCGS
PCGS Cert. Lookup. Screenshot: PCGS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Being notified of the issues, the seller pulled the listing pending \u201cfurther review.\u201d And running through my file folders, I came across this Canadian seller example from January.<\/p>\n

eBay listing for a \"PCGS 1893-CC Morgan Dollar. Screenshot: eBay.
eBay listing for a \u201cPCGS 1893-CC Morgan Dollar. Screenshot: eBay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Same cert number, but this one\u2019s front barcode scanned. The font was also better, but the reverse QR yielded the same \u201ccn\u201d notation.<\/p>\n

And again, the reverse was easy to spot!<\/p>\n

\"Side-by-side
Side-by-side comparison of two fake 1893-CC Morgan dollars. Screenshots: eBay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That seller wasn\u2019t so cooperative, and the listing was removed.<\/p>\n

But, as always, there\u2019s more!<\/h3>\n

Back through the archives, I came across this beaut. Again listed on the \u2018Bay with the same PCGS<\/span><\/a><\/strong> cert number but a different generation holder. This one dates back to 2022.<\/p>\n

eBay listing for a \"PCGS 1893-CC Morgan Dollar. Screenshot: eBay.
eBay listing for a \u201cPCGS 1893-CC Morgan Dollar. Screenshot: eBay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"eBay
eBay seller obverse and reverse images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And the reverse \u201cfeatures\u201d:<\/p>\n

\"Attribution
Attribution marks on the third eBay example.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And the \u201ctwist\u201d (as always)! One can always find them cheaper on one of my favorite internet venues\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Fake
Fake PCGS Slabbed 1893-CC offered on AliExpress.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, there appears to be no end to the bad coins out there or subject matter for this series. Stay vigilant; it is<\/em> a jungle out there!<\/p>\n

I appreciate any feedback or \u201clikes\u201d for these on the CoinWeek FB page, where they are also posted.<\/p>\n

Best,<\/p>\n

\u2014Jack<\/strong><\/p>\n

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MORE Articles on Counterfeit Coins by Jack D. Young<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n

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