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Once again, my attribution failure and great frustration was due to a missing piece in the die crack break guide. I really hope I am not the only one who winds up buying unneeded duplicates because of such a simple thing that, when fixed, eventually benefits many others down the road. I have already...

I can provide photos of the cracks for a coin that currently does not have a listing in the 1921-P die crack break guide, but who knows how to create the lines on the obverse and reverse templates?

Shoot... it is a D2. What a dorf I am.

Update:
No it's not a D2. It's a D1 like I first thought. But it's not in the &#^(@!! D1 die crack break guide, despite having several very large cracks. ARGH!!

ljs123 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 11, 2021 7:55 pm

I haven’t had much time form VAMs in the last couple of months.
But the ONE crack makes me think of my 66A DC that I think is now an 86A?

It sure looks like the identical cracks!
This is a D1 isn't it???

I don't have this in hand yet. Does anyone recognize these very LDS cracks – especially the ones through ONE? I found nothing remotely close in several looks through the die crack break guide. Thanks for any suggestions!

In circulated grades prices have collapsed in recent years. Prices more than 5 years old are more than just meaningless, they should not even be looked at because they will give a coin owner a false sense of current worth. In Mint state grades they have almost never come up for sale. I have a grand ...

twohawks wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:17 am

I know I just thought it was funny, I sent in 3 1921 S and got back 2 and 1 extra 1921 P

I'm going to guess that this 1921-S only gets designated as a 1921-S if it is also attributed as a VAM, which, of course, requires a VAM attribution fee. Was that the case with this particular coin?

Looks like a 1921-S VAM 6B Missing S mint mark.

RogerRock wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 08, 2021 12:03 am

Brian - Many THANKS for sharing these pictures !

Ditto that! They are much appreciated.

Very sad news.

I bought a BU roll from BigJayVee early last month – the first time we had done business together. It was a flawlessly smooth transaction and he was a kind, helpful and knowledgeable man.

Rest in peace, and best wishes to all of his family and friends.

vamsterdam wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 05, 2021 3:10 pm

is this item struck into the die, or is it something that was struck onto, and retained on the coin?

It is a recessed-into-the-coin impression.
The first photo gives the optical illusion of being raised, as often happens with photos of the LIBERTY letters on the headband.

DROOL!

What a haul Brent! Congratulations.

Messydesk would know for sure.
I've always assumed it was late state die erosion.

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When all of the "lists" were put together, some easy coins were intentionally included... coins that people could find that might get them excited about the lists as a whole. Had the lists consisted only of very rare coins, very few people would have found very few of them, they would probably get f...

You neglected to mention it's a 1921-D in your first post. That changes things a lot when it comes to a prooflike question. D-mint 1921s are extremely rare and highly sought after. Unfortunately, judging whether any 1921 Morgan is PL or not is essentially impossible by pictures alone. I personally w...

That obverse is extraordinarily well struck. What does the reverse look like? I believe it will turn out to be a D1 reverse, due to the small 'dot' to the right of the base of the 1st 1 in the date..

Fake 1893-S in a fake PCGS holder. Real coin sold in 2009 in a David Lawrence auction https://www.davidlawrence.com/rare-coin/274346/# https://www.ebay.com/itm/1893-S-PCGS-VG10-Key-Date-Morgan-Dollar/164787274047?hash=item265e16413f:g:MUsAAOSwlPRgYe5Y 0-feedback seller joined ebay March 17, 2021. He...