Of all the coins being faked the Morgan Dollars are the closest to the real deal. Everyone knows Fat Man Dollars are fake and nobody in their right mind would buy one. Morgans however are a different matter, being very popular and having a lot of very expensive date / mintmark combinations. It's worthwhile for the counterfeiters to invest a lot of time and money into making very good copies, even in silver with perfect specifications, which can even fool most dealers.
There are ways to tell but these are known only to the very top tier collectors and dealers. Unfortunately any who may have been members here have long since given up and moved on. To get a better answer I would recommend either the PCGS or Coin Talk forums. Don't be shocked if you get no more than a yes / no answer with no indications as to what gave it away. Their moderators are very aware that the counterfeiters make inquires in order to get hints for improving their product.
My personal view, which I do indeed apply to my own collecting efforts, is to stick to coins you are very familiar with if you are going to be spending serious cash on a single coin. Until you reach that stage, stick to the many thousands of great world coin series which can be bought at a price too cheap to attract the forgers.
Non illegitimis carborundum est. Excellent advice for all coins.
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Ok, i will try those forums. The reason I checked here is because I have had this coin for some years and I wanted to sell it to pursue other numismatic interests. I will check on other forums, and then will determine whether to put it up for sale or not.
On your coin, the bulb on the phyrgian cap looks rounder and her chin looks different.
The chest on the eagle looks wider, but that could be due to the wear near the neck. The space between the legs is also wide.
