VAMWorld 2.0

Please take a close look at first 8
I suspect you will see a a small chip starting left crook, likely occurs with the cracks during the clash

Until they clash with dies…
Then “bad” things tend to happen.

I see VAM 8

I did not expect you to match the 15a
I been down this road…

It will end up (likely) as “multiple die pairs may exist”
I don’t subscribe to that ..,

Show us the 2 please tight shot, just the digit, best you can. Thanks for humoring me, this may get good…

Focus on the 2 The variety attributes itself…. Mine is not clashed, so that’s VERY interesting for me. Find a listed variety for the 2. As far as the 15 goes, let's get to that later. The yellow arrow photos I believe belong to alefzero Look at the 2 in that pic. Look at the 15A secondaries and see ...

I had a discussion in Baltimore a few years back. Daniel C was running his press. I remember someone saying they had purchased a press from gov surplus The press came with a box of parts, mostly destroyed collars. Based on that conversation, I have been of the impression they went through them like”...

Search the site for (so called) Zerbe dies or wide reed 21’s There is a lot of speculation around the how and why of that collar/series… Also Proof Morgan’s were struck on a screw press in the medal room. Roger has excellent point about understanding the production of collars. He gave you good advic...

If it is indeed the same marriage, it is still not the 1F. No Breaks...no 1F.

You have a VAM 1 (1F DP) or whatever scribbles variety it may match up too.

Good Luck

VAM 18

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I can see finger of grease sliding from right to left...

I don't think it's die or strike related.

I think it's a "tapered" planchet. (or whatever the technical term is for that)

I think I can I say 14A?
I took it out of the plastic, much better

I do get a shadow under the TF and above the MM, that seems to match up to the V23 plate shots.

Please add them to the page if they are worthy.

14(23) Mitch is correct. Is it the "A"? I can't say for sure... The bow crack is less advanced than the 14A pics. I'm not seeing the bulge under TF, just a couple thick file marks. The "first 8 seems doubled inside L the ellipse's not under as pictured (which I would call MDD). Second 8 is doubled a...

I found this
http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compu ... Die_States

I would try to get a hold of Scotty

He is an 87 guru

Oop. JB beat me to the link

98-I dyslexia I guess.
I will look harder at it and add more pics
The crack pattern rev is 13A, but it’s later than clash2 or 3 by the comp page.
More tonight after work
Thanks for looking

Ok so I had a bit of trouble staying in my lane recently...89-o 13A (ish) Since I'm outside my area I saw Mitch has notes on the 13A page referring to the 13A clashed specimen and LFPC for crack pattern...I see the n and need to know more about this. Not 100% on a t clash but the line is in the croo...

Simple answer is its a sickness of obsession. When you need to find and document every set of dies, or combination of dies, used for a particular date/mint. tiny Hi my name is Doug... I bought another 15A today, I can't help it...it's like a reflex action when the doctor hits you with that little h...