Does a 78-S VAM-44 commonly have a bow gouge?

[keilg1]

Coin has a clear 14/44 (http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compu ... ng_Feather/http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compu ... 8-S_VAM-44) obverse with wickedly cool die chips/scratches:

78S686 hair chip-scratches.jpg (112.6 KiB) Viewed 117 times

78S686 hair D.jpg (108.2 KiB) Viewed 117 times

With possibly a few extra ones not mentioned:

78S686 eye and chip.jpg (101.16 KiB) Viewed 117 times

And the expected broken 4th right star and B of PLURIBUS:

78S686 4th right star.jpg (204.59 KiB) Viewed 117 times

78S686 broken (PLURI)B.jpg (194.17 KiB) Viewed 117 times

And, as you'll hopefully agree, the http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compu ... 78-S_VAM-6 reverse -- pictures to follow...

[keilg1]

Expected VAM-6/44 reverse PUPs:

78S686 engraved wing feather area.jpg (158.22 KiB) Viewed 116 times

78S686 broken trust.jpg (148.57 KiB) Viewed 116 times

and

78S686 neck-wing gap.jpg (158.85 KiB) Viewed 116 times

But do you see the gouge I think I do?

78S686 MM and bottom of bow.jpg (126.21 KiB) Viewed 116 times

Clearly not seen on all the VAM-6 coins I own... Perhaps I see it on one of the photos on the VAM-44 page. But it's not listed nor mentioned.

Is this a normal part of the VAM-44 (and/or VAM-6)?

[vampicker]

Yeah, that's supposed to be there. And on the VAM 6 too.

[keilg1]

Yeah, that's supposed to be there. And on the VAM 6 too.

Rock on and thanks.