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Hi Jon. I don't mean to offend your knowledge, so please take this as help: if you're talking about the big thing on the lower half of the B - kinda looks like an odd smile to me - smack in the middle of that area this is almost certainly PMD (post-mint damage). I'm not seeing anything that cuts acr...

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Tue Oct 03, 2023 4:24 pm

Very well. I'll come up with a proposal and run it by the 78-S folks.

#yay

Definitely do not call this a VAM-16C as the VAM-16 listing does not mention any doubling of the mint mark so, if there really is doubling of the mint mark, it could not be part of the VAM-16 listing. Looks to be a 16B but nothing more. If there is supposedly an O/O to it, it isn't a VAM-16 series a...

I'd love to head to Oregon again as it's been way too long since enjoying the mountains, rivers, trees and coast... oh, and to grab a chace to have a nice long coffee (or other beverage) and shoot the shit with ya...

Thanks, again, for sharing your insight and stories.

Fantastic story and one to be shared. Adventure and exploration is what drives the human spirit.

I profoundly hope others simply encourage you on this post and don't cave to past and unproductive behaviors and comments.

Good on ya, my friend. And good luck!

Looks like there may be 'help fatigue' or a certain apathy to help based on competing priorities - which I completely understand! In my quest to figure this out, I've noted that the closest matches are http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1923-D_VAM-1G2 and http://ec2-13-58-2...

Definite machine doubling going on. As for the crack pattern(s)... oy. There are SO many of them this year and mint. I'm struggling with my own and, unfortunately, can't really help you b/c there are multiple listings that don't have corresponding pictures - as you've experienced. Hopefully some of ...

Ionia, NJ—September 27, 2023. This is to announce parts I, II and III of the 5th Edition of the Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars is now available on Amazon Kindle. It was edited by Michael S. Fey, Ph.D. and provides references and links to annual supplemental disco...

Nice but @MarkyB, without a picture of the date this is impossible to truly nail down. VAM-13 does not have a near date...

@davidkclose, I know you're a rocking busy person but any way you could glance at this to relieve my (self-induced) stuckness? Or any other Peace gurus?

My comment was more generic than specific. As an outsider to VAMs, I see so much knowledge, information, skills and possibility among experienced members. Yet, together almost nothing is done to understand and respond to potential new enthusiasts....or to capture and stimulate those who venture to ...

Agree with @PacificWR, a HUGE thank you @RogerB for all you've done and are doing (and, ahem, will do for many many many years to come?).

I think you're on to something... and your pictures might help others down the road. Keep looking for those VAM-4s as they are out there!

Sorry, I disagree. No doubling of the ear or hair above the ear that I can easily see - but maybe this is simply the angle/light of the photos. I also don't see any doubling of the eyelid. Here are two close up pictueres from an ANACS verified coin that might help you: 1902-P_V4_2xear_details_GRed.j...

And.... the results are? What did you VAM it to be? Curiosity is lingering around me on this, too... I think I have my guess but without addtional pictures (bow, trust, etc.) it's a wild guess. What say ya, mts ... ya wanna throw us some bones to chew on (oh, and keep helping you ID this lovely one)?

Thanks, jrfaust . I agree that crack lines don't equate to new listings but the recent changes a long time in the coming indicate we're heading toward die marriages versus generic descriptions with or without the use of differing die numbers (things like 36.1, 36.2, or die #1, die #2, etc.). A crack...

J'ai mal à la tête... After giving it a non-darkside gipper go, I've failed to ID the variety on not the worst Peace dollar cracking potential year and mint combo, but I feel like it is... ANY benevolent and gracious help from eyes and heads more resilient to this stuff would be greatly appreciated....

Thought I submitted this earlier but it didn't show up. So... I used to live in Toronto around the time the sitcom "Friends" was really popular. I used to get stopped on the streets and asked for my autograph as I supposedly looked like Matthew Perry. Is this a positive mis attribution? Might be unt...

And a yummy rusty cracker at that... nice one!

Ah, duh, hub issue not die-related - I remember that now! Makes sense. Sorry I failed to mention the comment about clashing was about VAM-200. Nice reminder that the VAM-145 might have additional fun to find. Here are FCOs for the two VAM-145s I own that both show clash lines but not necessarily let...