Filled letters

[fogie]

Here are a few that may not be listed as such..1921 VAM3F1

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, 1921 VAM49

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1921 VAM50

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1921 VAM57

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1921-S VAM1AR

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1921-S VAM3

[fogie]

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[DHalladay]

Here are two of my favorites:

1893-CC VAM 4:

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1921-D, which PCGS refused to attribute as VAM 9A:

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[tmanhg]

Nice Fogie. I like the filed letters.

[CascadeChris]

Nice fogie. Here's a recent acquisition of a neat known stage, going to PC soon...

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[tmanhg]

I believe JB is tracking the filled dies.

[vamsterdam]

are you sure that is a 1921 v3F!? does it have the gouge in the wing? does it have denticle clashing ? does it have pitting? so, far, I have not seen a single 3F1 as it is called.

[vamsterdam]

gorgeous 1887. I like that CC too.

[HawkeEye]

Great examples and pix, and a good teaching lesson for us all.

[vamsterdam]

brent< you said this is a 1921 vam 3F1. I don't know of anyone who has seen one. does it have the gouge in the wing? does it have the denticle clash?

[ljs123]

Brian,
We know it can not be a "true" VAM-3F1 (without getting into their existence). We know this because we can see it has the crack below AM of AMERICA that goes into the wing. We also know that VAM-3F2 comes without this crack. So from his photo we know it is not a 3F1.

[messydesk]

I believe JB is tracking the filled dies.

I had been doing that, mostly for coins where lettering is cleanly missing and a VAM number would have been assigned in the past. For a series where major striking errors are extremely rare and expensive, crisply filled dies represent some of the best errors that can be found. If you identify the VAM of a filled die, put a picture on the VAM page of the die fill under the additional pictures so people know it's available.

As with die breaks vs. die cracks, a lot of fills fall into the gray area of deciding whether or not it's filled enough to mention. The most desirable are those with no trace of a filled letter showing, and these become even more desirable when multiple specimens have been found, such as the 21-D "tru-t", 93-CC shown above, and 21-D and 21-S with missing mint marks. I'll continue to mention these on the my labels, even if the fills don't affect the VAM number.

[bob259]

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If you identify the VAM of a filled die, put a picture on the VAM page of the die fill under the additional pictures so people know it's available.
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Here's a nice one: ANACS Attributed AU 58 1923 P VAM 1AC2 PEACE is completely missing!

I'll add the pictures to the listing.

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[bob259]

Here's a nice one: ANACS Attributed AU 58 1923 P VAM 1AC2 PEACE is completely missing!

I'll add the pictures to the listing.

1923PVAM1AC2-1.jpg1923PVAM1AC2-2.jpg

[blh74]

Great pics. Best error filled or whatever it is.