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Beauty! I believe dave700x might be correct about the berry. The clash coming out of Liberty's cap here reminds me of another picture I didn't post on the 1882-O VAM-38B 'Guess the clashing through the snow' fun. I believe I've caught a bit of something similar on the coin I have in hand: A086 - 202...

The Nevada State Museum in Carson City has been striking tokens/medals from cancelled Morgan dies (84 obv, 78 rev) on special occasions for years. Regardless of the medal used, there's little confusing these with coins that don't have a giant X on them. I bought one of the recent restrikes made fro...

I am 82 and O and by the way I would have to guess 38 times with a B You, and she, look damned great for 82! No-O need to guess any more times. Some might say you have a certain WOW! factor... Dr. Mark would agree, I'm sure. Thirty eight is plenty of guesses - no more! The answer for those of you l...

There are a number of cracks, but one is more dramatic than the others Yes, indeed. And since most have been good little boys and girls, they deserve a bit more help. Remember, big brother, er Santa, knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake?! Presents often come wrapped and pa...

It's a puzzle, and you don't get to look at the top of the box A couple of die cracks would give this away in an instant if I'm right You nailed it. The die cracks would have made it too easy. Feel free to offer up your own fun guidance? Part of 'joy' is being allowed to let the mind wander and won...

Love it when the light hits it just right, like moonlight on freshly fallen snow. Can mesmerize you a bit, no? What year? What mint? What VAM? Mountain range, trees... A079 - 20211213_090622.jpg Wispy clouds above a soaring eagle... A094 - 20211213_094352.jpg A bit of fallen foliage... A083 - 202112...

Kurt28 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 16, 2021 2:17 am

I've been on the road, not ignoring you. Give me a bit of time.

Kurt,

Like fine wine and an aged steak, you're well worth any wait.

Fabulous coin, fabulous story, fabulous help from Roger B.

Thanks for sharing,

Gary

Happy to contribute. I find tasks like this very meditative...

Kurt is also proficient at the 1904-O series. A die study concluded you cannot have both the VAM-5/5A and VAM-1B1, 1B2, & 1B3 listings. All the 1B series coins have the same dies paired, just different die states/stages. They are all definitively tied together. So it appears that the VAM-5/5A have ...

Now the obverse: Doubling of the top of the 1 and almost as described: A074 - 20211213_201800.jpg No doubling along the bottom of the cross bar, but the top outside part of the cross bar: A074 - 20211214_153538.jpg Slightly different angle: A076 - 20211213_202059.jpg And the supposed doubling of the...

The elusive VAM-5/5A have been mostly killed - this, combined with the clear match of the reverse with what is described and shown in the VAM-1B pages, I believed this was a 1B1 because everything matched up: although the OL pitting and clash marks matched on the reverse, there is no lovely curve on...

Part 2. Now the NON-die doubling: A093 - 20211213_170957.jpg A092 - 20211213_170943.jpg A091 - 20211213_170923.jpg IGWT looks nice, but don't believe this matches the VAM-20 'real' doubling. Finally, here's an interesting O of OF... again, looks to be a 'real' doubling, but based on everything else,...

Adding my own pesky 1899-O VAM-11. Not an 11A because the cracking isn't as pronounced, but noticed a lot of 'doubling' that looks more like ejection doubling than non-described die doubling. The 1 is doubled, for sure, and a high O, with cracking pattern matching the 11... but noticed many other pa...

So if I get on route 6 or 22 and head west to the big red bridge back in 1878? LOL As anyone who has journeyed there, and as Journey sung, tis a wonderful city by the bay... I'll now admit I'm a gams man - what attracted me to my wife (but this doesn't mean I'm henpecked... just an observant bloke)...

lured_in_again wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 10, 2021 2:12 pm

Count me as stumped, although it looks to me like the lower left part of the letter N of UNUM. Or similar to the doubled RIB of 78p

I like your thinking... on the right track, but we're dealing with a slightly different point of origin. Think west, young man?

So I've got one of these too, complete with the die polish job illustrated. Not certain that makes it unique to a single VAM That's the beauty of this beauty - and some hints for others: Used to have three additional siblings, then one was killed off, leaving it to be one of three. Well, at least b...

Makes sense! Thanks for the input! I wish I had more time to spend on this purely educational site! You guys are good hearted in regards to research and sharing information! I have learned quite a bit from this team! Mahalo and Mele Kalikimaka! So much to learn, for sure. Almost all of it subjectiv...

Over 50 views and no replies. Either I've stumped you - which I highly doubt; you're overwhelmed with higher priority stuff - which is likely; or you've taken my request to the extreme and this is a blindingly obvious PUP that everyone knows so no one is saying a word because nary a word needs to be...

Based on LVA's response and @blh74's contribution, is it possible to get a slot for die #3 in the SSDC register? Don't see one and want to register mine.

Thanks all,

Gary