1926 S VAM?

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lhnumis1
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1926 S VAM?

Post by lhnumis1 » Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:18 pm

Came up short in finding a VAM that matches the subject coin. This item in an NGC MS63 slab...






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Obverse
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NGC slab
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SMALL DIE GOUGE NOTED ON THE LEFT NEAR THE TIP, OF THE 4TH LONG SUNRAY RIGHT OF THE 'I' OF 'LIBERTY'.
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THE FIELD ABOVE THE HAIR AND TO THE LEFT OF THE BUN APPEARS BEVELED.
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TWO DIE SPIKES EMERGE TO THE LEFT FROM THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE 'V' OF 'TRVST' AND TERMINATE QUICKLY IN THE FIELD.
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lhnumis1
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Re: 1926 S VAM?

Post by lhnumis1 » Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:44 pm

Additional images...


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THE DESIGNER MONOGRAM APPEARS TO BE DOUBLED AT THE TOP OF THE 'F' & THE HORIZONTAL CROSSBAR OF THE 'A'.
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'LIRTY' OF 'LIBERTY' APPEARS TO BE STRONGLY DOUBLED,
THE UPRIGHT OF 'L' IS DOUBLED ON THE RIGHT. THE CROSSBAR OF THE 'L' IS DOUBLED AT THE RIGHT.
THE 'I' IS DOUBLED AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE UPRIGHT.
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THE 'R' IS DOUBLED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND MOST OF THE TOP. THE HAIR BELOW APPEARS DOUBLED, AS DOES THE BUN BELOW AND TO THE RIGHT.
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THE 'T'' IS DOUBLED ON THE TOP RIGHT TOWARD THE RIM. IT IS ALSO DOUBLED AT THE RIGHT OF THE CROSSBAR. THE HAIR BELOW IS ALSO DOUBLED.
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THE 'Y' IS DOUBLED ON THE TOP TOWARD THE RIM. THE HAIR BELOW APPEARS DOUBLED.
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lhnumis1
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Re: 1926 S VAM?

Post by lhnumis1 » Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:59 pm

Additional images...





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DOUBLING IS NOTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NECK NEAR THE JUNCTION WITH THE HAIR.
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'GOD APPEARS TO BE DOUBLED AT THE TOP. THE SEPERATOR IS NEARLY ABSENT.
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'IN APPEARS WEAKLY STRUCK.
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THE RAYS BELOW 'E' APPEAR DOUBLED AT THE RIGHT.
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THE LONG RAYS TO THE RIGHT OF 'B' APPEAR DOUBLED AT THE RIGHT.
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lhnumis1
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Re: 1926 S VAM?

Post by lhnumis1 » Fri Jun 02, 2023 3:09 pm

Additional images...added a die scratch, inadvertently omitted, to the clash mark on the eagle's shoulder image.







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REVERSE
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CLASH MARK ON EAGLE'S SHOULDER POINTS TO THE EAGLE'S BEAK. A DIE SCRATCH EMERGES FROM LEFT SIDE OF SUNRAY AND TERMINATES QUICKLY IN the FIELD.
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THE MINTMARK APPEARS HIGH AND UPRIGHT. THE FIELD SURROUNDING 'ONE' CONTAINS STRONG POLISHING LINES.
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MarkyB
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Re: 1926 S VAM?

Post by MarkyB » Fri Jun 02, 2023 4:47 pm

Looks like a B2c reverse to me so I would try to match it up against VAMs 3 and higher. I couldn't make a match with what's available. GL

davidkclose
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Re: 1926 S VAM?

Post by davidkclose » Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:37 am

Most of what I see is machine doubling, although the designer's initial does appear to represent a minor doubled die. The most meaningful die marker is the pair of die scratches on V of TRVST, but I am not sure that the coin would be listable for that feature alone.
I will look at my 1926S inventory for one which has this feature.

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