Help with 1881-S VAM-62, VAM-64 and VAM-73 Reverse Problem

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Mike7E
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Help with 1881-S VAM-62, VAM-64 and VAM-73 Reverse Problem

Post by Mike7E » Thu Mar 03, 2022 5:15 pm

1881-S VAM-62, VAM-64 and VAM-73 Reverse Problem
The three pages for the above state that the reverses are the same.
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The pictures on the pages (with my added line) show the VAM-62
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& VAM-64 look the same, both with high S.
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The S on VAM-73 is much lower.
Can anyone correct this?

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Re: Help with 1881-S VAM-62, VAM-64 and VAM-73 Reverse Problem

Post by fogie » Thu Mar 03, 2022 5:47 pm

Those are Not all the same reverse. :D
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Re: Help with 1881-S VAM-62, VAM-64 and VAM-73 Reverse Problem

Post by fogie » Thu Mar 03, 2022 6:03 pm

I have altered the VAMworld pages so they reflect the issue but @messydesk , is the keeper of the catalogue so he must make those changes.
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Re: Help with 1881-S VAM-62, VAM-64 and VAM-73 Reverse Problem

Post by messydesk » Thu Mar 03, 2022 6:50 pm

Therein lies the danger of assuming that the shorthand description of the die, in this case C3w, refers to a unique die. I see Fogie has made the comments make sense on those pages, but there are many pages on VW that assert that dies that have the same shorthand description are the same. Die studies have done much to show which ones are really the same dies, but not all the comments on the wiki have been updated, so it's best not to rely on them.
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