VAMWorld 2.0

Left stars on obverse look wrong. May be counterfeit.

Reverse C3x UNITED doubled: U bottom; N left foot, top of slope left inside right shaft; T both sides shaft; D both sides left upright STATES doubled: S slight mid loop above; T right foot; A rough inside left shaft; T broken left serif or took a hit; OF doubled: O top outside of loop; AM A017 - 202...

Cotton blossoms double A203 - 20210829_194151.jpg Doubled tops cotton blossoms Ear A213 - 20210821_195926.jpg Doubled bottom and inside right of ear Nose nostril A209 - 20210829_194552.jpg Break tip of nose lines in nostril Eye A176 - 20210821_194647.jpg Doubling top below lid and above eye LibertA...

IMG_20210828_0001.jpg IMG_20210828_0002.jpg Breaks at P A185 - 20210821_195019.jpg RI A202 - 20210829_193922.jpg Motto doubled PLURIBUS UNUM Top of P has ‘pull’ marks at back, I has irregular doubling on both sides of shaft, leaf above LI doubled Cotton Leaf polishing lines A170 - 20210828_204605.j...

Help with 1880-P Overdate, Doubled Neck, Motto, Date & Reverse Different doubled neck than VAM-45, Different reverse than any on VAMWorld 2.0 pages. Some of doubling looks like LDS deterioration at die surface, very irregular. Obverse: 1 A169 - 20210821_194428.jpg 1 doubled under top crossbar, arc g...

Got it Saturday, Thanks

Awesome! Major find.

Great job, well done and needed.

1900-S VAM-29 (-27) Reed Clash Marks at Jaw-Neck Line? I’m working on a die study of 1900-S VAM-29 using the Heritage Auction’s full coin photos and three coins that I have. I have found what appears to be damage to the die at the jaw-neck line from the reeds of a previously struck coin. This was se...

4" fresh fluffy snow last night, 5" wet snow Sunday, 2" Monday. Soon it will be winter in Northwest Vermont. No -30F for a while like when I moved here 30 years ago so yup climate change is real.

Not an SSDC Member yet, probably why I didn't see article.

Reverse

I originally attributed this coin as a VAM-2 when purchased back in September 2020 but looked again in December for some nagging reason. While VAM-2 is still the closest they are not the same. My coin has 3 feathers added to the area between the right wing and the leg and two on the left like VAM-2 ...

How can I see the article. Very interested.

The question of using a grid to better define features has several interesting aspects, including one that I have been working on. I too have been trying to find a way to better describe clashed dies to reduce the time spent searching each die set for a year. High, medium or low is not adequate, and...

Hi, Thanks for the feedback. VAM-24A is closest but a little different than this coin. It was on my ‘Not’ list before the post as “Not VAM-24 as that has different lines in T of LIBERTY and reverse has polishing lines at left leg Not VAM-24A (C3a) as clash slightly different, see clashes at right wr...

As before not very good resolution.

Left side of left olive leaf in group closest to olives doubled, dot at top of olives, dot also on VAM-24A, VAM-53A, VAM-73A, VAM-75 (leaf doubling similar also), VAM-76 and VAM-108. May also be on VAM-50 die 2, VAM-55A,VAM-65A, VAM-76, VAM-83 but Full Coin Photos don’t have enough resolution. Not o...

Die break starting as elongated bust line extending towards rim M7E_1879-P_p6_ die break bust line.jpg Broken or damaged 1st star left, 3rd star right. Clashed die at neck with n transfer (scratch over n) M7E_1879-P_p7_Clash with n.jpg Doubling under chin and bottom of hair Slight doubling bottom an...