Difference between revisions of "1921-S VAMs"
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1921-S is easily one of the most consistently ugly issues of the Morgan dollar | 1921-S is easily one of the most consistently ugly issues of the Morgan dollar | ||
series. The design is generally seen as inferior to the rest of the series | series. The design is generally seen as inferior to the rest of the series | ||
| − | due to the low relief adaptation. Strike is typically rather poor, | + | due to the low relief adaptation. Strike is typically rather poor, made worse by the prevalence of |
| − | wear. | + | coins struck from severely eroded dies. Even when fully struck, detail tends to suffer greatly from die wear. |
| + | Heavy contact marks are typical of uncirculated specimens. Prooflike | ||
coins are essentially non-existent, and those few that are certified as PL aren't | coins are essentially non-existent, and those few that are certified as PL aren't | ||
terribly attractive. Luster varies a lot from satiny to orange peel due to | terribly attractive. Luster varies a lot from satiny to orange peel due to | ||
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[[image:New Camera.jpg]][[1921-S VAM-30]] Doubled Obverse and Reverse Letters, Small Bean-bottom 2nd S<br /> | [[image:New Camera.jpg]][[1921-S VAM-30]] Doubled Obverse and Reverse Letters, Small Bean-bottom 2nd S<br /> | ||
[[image:New Camera.jpg]][[1921-S VAM-31]] Scribbling Die Scratches, Slightly Doubled Profile [[image:Lfcp-icon.jpg]]<br /> | [[image:New Camera.jpg]][[1921-S VAM-31]] Scribbling Die Scratches, Slightly Doubled Profile [[image:Lfcp-icon.jpg]]<br /> | ||
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= List of Past Assignments = | = List of Past Assignments = | ||
Revision as of 14:20, 4 November 2020
| Mintage | 21,695,000 |
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| Proof Mintage | 24? [1] |
| Dies Used | unknown |
| Rarity in PL | 10/10 (ultra-rare) |
| Die Study | no |
1921-S is easily one of the most consistently ugly issues of the Morgan dollar series. The design is generally seen as inferior to the rest of the series due to the low relief adaptation. Strike is typically rather poor, made worse by the prevalence of coins struck from severely eroded dies. Even when fully struck, detail tends to suffer greatly from die wear. Heavy contact marks are typical of uncirculated specimens. Prooflike coins are essentially non-existent, and those few that are certified as PL aren't terribly attractive. Luster varies a lot from satiny to orange peel due to the die wear observed. There is opportunity for the date collector to cherrypick very early die state coins with satiny luster and sharp detail, as these are quite scarce. The most popular variety for VAM collectors is actually a very challenging sequence of 12 die stages of the VAM 1B "Thornhead", chronicling repeated die damage and repair. Many VAMs with scribbling scratches are cataloged, but these are difficult to attribute in late die stages.
Additional Guides
1921-S Die Crack Break Guide
1921-S Thornhead Overview
1921-S Scribble Scratches
1921-S Polished Obverse Varieties
1921-S Pitted Dies
1921-S Clashed Dies
1921-S Die Gouges
1921-S Dots
1921-S Interactive Dot Map
1921-S Reverses
1921-S Filled Mint Marks
1921-S Die Trail Varieties
Bean Bottom S
Feed Finger Gouges
VAM not Assigned
Official Listing
1921-S VAM-1 Normal Die
1921-S VAM-1B Pre-Thornhead Die State before gouge
1921-S VAM-1B Thorn Head Series 1B1 through 1B7, Scribbling Die Scratches (Hit List 40 and WOW! Morgan VAM)
1921-S VAM-1B1 Thorn Head Die Gouge, Die State 1 (Hit List 40 and WOW! Morgan VAM) 
1921-S VAM-1B2 Thorn Head Die Gouge, Die State 2 (Hit List 40 and WOW! Morgan VAM)
1921-S VAM-1B3 Thorn Head Die Gouge, Die State 3 (Hit List 40 and WOW! Morgan VAM)
1921-S VAM-1B3a Thorn Head Die Gouge, Die State 4 (Hit List 40 and WOW! Morgan VAM)
1921-S VAM-1B4 Thorn Head Die Gouge, Die State 5 (Hit List 40 and WOW! Morgan VAM)
1921-S VAM-1B4a Thorn Head Die Gouges, Die State 6 (Hit List 40 and WOW! Morgan VAM)
1921-S VAM-1B4b Thorn Head Die Gouges, Die State 7 (Hit List 40 and WOW! Morgan VAM)
1921-S VAM-1B5 Thorn Head Die Gouge, Die State 8(Hit List 40 and WOW! Morgan VAM)
1921-S VAM-1B6a Thorn Head Die Gouge, Die State 9
1921-S VAM-1B6b Thorn Head Die Gouge, Die State 10
1921-S VAM-1B7 Thorn Head Die Gouge, Die State 11 (Hit List 40 and WOW! Morgan VAM)
1921-S VAM-1C Pitted Lower Right Reverse, Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-1D Polished Reverse
1921-S VAM-1E Pitted Reverse & Missing Tail Feathers
1921-S VAM-1F Die Break 2nd S of STATES, dot between O & F of OF
1921-S VAM-1G Die Gouge O
1921-S VAM-1H Die Gouge Above Wings, Chip Below Star, Polished Reverse, Scribbling Die Scratches #3
1921-S VAM-1I Polished Obverse
1921-S VAM-1J Double Die Scratch Left Wing
1921-S VAM-1K Die Gouge I to Wreath
1921-S VAM-1L Die wear lines above STATES #1
1921-S VAM-1N1 Goatee Chin Die Gouge, Clashed Obverse Double I
1921-S VAM-1N2 Clashed Obverse Double I, Polished Obverse
1921-S VAM-1O Polished Obverse & Reverse
1921-S VAM-1P Die Chip Right Wreath, Pitted Eagle
1921-S VAM-1Q1 Scribbling Die Scratches #16
1921-S VAM-1Q2 Scribbling Die Scratches #16, Die File Lines Obverse Periphery
1921-S VAM-1R Die Breaks Top Left Wreath
1921-S VAM-1S Die File Lines Around Date
1921-S VAM-1T Die Gouge Lower Left Wreath, Pitted Mint Mark, Scribbling Die Scratches #33
1921-S VAM-1U Heavy Die File Lines Obverse & Reverse
1921-S VAM-1V Polished Left Obverse
1921-S VAM-1W Die File Lines Left Reverse
1921-S VAM-1X Die File Lines Obverse and Reverse
1921-S VAM-1Y Die wear lines above STATES #2
1921-S VAM-1Z Die File Lines Reverse
1921-S VAM-1AA1 Scribbling Die Scratches #19
1921-S VAM-1AA2 Scribbling Die Scratches #19, Clashed Obverse n
1921-S VAM-1AA3 Scribbling Die Scratches #19, Die File Lines Left Obverse & Top Right Reverse
1921-S VAM-1AA4 Scribbling Die Scratches #19, Die File Lines Reverse
1921-S VAM-1AB1 Die Scratches NE
1921-S VAM-1AB2 Die File Lines Obverse, Die Gouge O
1921-S VAM-1AC Die Break Top Left Wreath #2
1921-S VAM-1AD Die File Lines Obverse Stars & Motto
1921-S VAM-1AE Die File Lines Upper Reverse
1921-S VAM-1AF Vertical Die File Lines All Over Obverse & Reverse
1921-S VAM-1AI Die Scratches Eagle’s Right Leg
1921-S VAM-1AJ Denticle Impressions Above Arrow Feathers
1921-S VAM-1AJ2 Denticle impressions Above Arrow Feather, Clashed I
1921-S VAM-1AK Over Polished Wing
1921-S VAM-1AL Die Break ER, Die File Lines Obverse & Reverse
1921-S VAM-1AM Die Break Left of S Mint Mark
1921-S VAM-1AN Die Gouges Above Wings
1921-S VAM-1AO Die File Lines Reverse
1921-S VAM-1AP1 Clashed In & s
1921-S VAM-1AP2 Clashed S
1921-S VAM-1AR1 Scribbling Die Scratches #1
1921-S VAM-1AR2 Scribbling Die Scratches #1, Die Break Right Wreath Top
1921-S VAM-1AS Clashed Obverse s, Scribbling Die Scratches #2
1921-S VAM-1AU Scribbling Die Scratches #4
1921-S VAM-1AW Scribbling Die Scratches #6
1921-S VAM-1AX1 Scribbling Die Scratches #7
1921-S VAM-1AX2 Die File Lines Reverse
1921-S VAM-1AY Scribbling Die Scratches #8 (filled S)
1921-S VAM-1AZ Scribbling Die Scratches #9
1921-S VAM-1BA Scribbling Die Scratches #10
1921-S VAM-1BB Scribbling Die Scratches #11
1921-S VAM-1BC Scribbling Die Scratches #12
1921-S VAM-1BD Scribbling Die Scratches #13
1921-S VAM-1BE Scribbling Die Scratches #14
1921-S VAM-1BF Scribbling Die Scratches #15
1921-S VAM-1BH Scribbling Die Scratches #17
1921-S VAM-1BI Scribbling Die Scratches #18
1921-S VAM-1BJ Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-1BJ2 Scribbling Die Scratches, Die File Lines Obverse
1921-S VAM-1BJ3 Scribbling Die Scratches *NEW 2017*
1921-S VAM-1BK Scribbling Die Scratches #21
1921-S VAM-1BL Scribbling Die Scratches #22
1921-S VAM-1BL2 Scribbling Die Scratches #22, Clashed Obverse n
1921-S VAM-1BM Scribbling Die Scratches #23
1921-S VAM-1BN Scribbling Die Scratches #24
1921-S VAM-1BO Scribbling Die Scratches #25
1921-S VAM-1BP Scribbling Die Scratches #26
1921-S VAM-1BQ Scribbling Die Scratches #27
1921-S VAM-1BR Vertical Die File Lines Obverse and Reverse
1921-S VAM-1BS Scribbling Die Scratches #28
1921-S VAM-1BT Scribbling Die Scratches #29
1921-S VAM-1BU Scribbling Die Scratches #30
1921-S VAM-1BV Over Polished Upper Tail Feathers
1921-S VAM-1BW Pitting Below E
1921-S VAM-1BX Scribbling Die Scratches #31
1921-S VAM-1BY Die File Lines Obverse & Reverse
1921-S VAM-1CA Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-1CB Clashed Obverse n
1921-S VAM-1CC Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-1CD Clashed Obverse n & st
1921-S VAM-1CD2 Clashed Obverse t, Die File Lines Reverse
1921-S VAM-1CE Clashed I Center
1921-S VAM-1CF Die Gouge Olive, Over Polished Upper TF
1921-S VAM-1CG Random Die File Lines Upper Reverse
1921-S VAM-1CH Die File Lines Right Reverse
1921-S VAM-1CI Die File Lines and Over Polished Obverse and Reverse
1921-S VAM-1CJ Die File Lines Obverse LUR
1921-S VAM-1CK Trailing Die Wear Lines Above ATE #3
1921-S VAM-1CL Beveled Field OF
1921-S VAM-1CM Over Polished Hair
1921-S VAM-1CN Over Polished and Sunken Die Periphery
1921-S VAM-1CO Heavy Die File Lines ST
1921-S VAM-1CP Clashed I & u
1921-S VAM-1CQ Sunken Obverse Die Periphery With Die File Lines
1921-S VAM-1CR Die File Lines Obverse
1921-S VAM-1CS Over Polished Reverse
1921-S VAM-1CT Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-1CU Clashed Obverse, Double I
1921-S VAM-1CV Die Polishing Reverse
1921-S VAM-1CW Die File Lines Obverse & Reverse, Die Gouge F
1921-S VAM-1CX Die File Lines Obverse Periphery
1921-S VAM-1CZ Die Break AM
1921-S VAM-1DA Die File Lines Obverse & Reverse Periphery
1921-S VAM-1DB Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-1DC1 Clashed n & t
1921-S VAM-1DC2 Clashed n & t, Die file lines Obv. & Rev., Collar clash
1921-S VAM-1DD Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-1DE Die Douges Arrow Heads, Scribble Lines Upper Tail Feathers
1921-S VAM-1DF Die File Lines Liberty Head & Eagle
1921-S VAM-1DH Clashed Obverse Raised I
1921-S VAM-2 "S" Shifted Left
1921-S VAM-3 Doubled Date and Stars
1921-S VAM-3A Doubled Date & Stars, Die File Lines Left Reverse
1921-S VAM-3B Doubled Date & Stars, Die Gouge O
1921-S VAM-4 Dot Below Right Wing,Doubled Date & Stars, Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-4A Dot Below Right Wing, Scribbling Die Scratches, Die Break D
1921-S VAM-5 Doubled Date & Stars, Doubled Lower Reverse
1921-S VAM-5A Doubled Date & Stars, Doubled Lower Reverse, Shallow Denticles
1921-S VAM-6 Doubled Stars & Motto, Doubled Upper Reverse, Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-6A Die Gouge BU of PLURIBUS (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1921-S VAM-6B Die Gouge BU of PLURIBUS, Missing mint mark (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1921-S VAM-7 Wart Nose Die Gouge, Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-8 Doubled Date Left Side
1921-S VAM-9 Doubled Profile & Left Stars
1921-S VAM-9A Doubled Profile & Left Stars, Missing S
1921-S VAM-9B Doubled Profile & Left Stars, Die File Lines Reverse
1921-S VAM-10 Doubled Right Stars, Polished Obverse & Reverse
1921-S VAM-11 Tripled Left Stars, Doubled Date, Right Stars & Right Reverse, Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-11A Tripled Left Stars, Doubled Date, Rt Stars & Rt Reverse, Polished Obverse & Reverse
1921-S VAM-12 Doubled Reverse Legend
1921-S VAM-13 Doubled AMERICA
1921-S VAM-13A Doubled AMERICA, Die Breaks Wreath, Die File Lines
1921-S VAM-13B Doubled AMERICA, Die Scratch GO & Eagle's Beak
1921-S VAM-14 Tripled Right Stars, Doubled Reverse Legend
1921-S VAM-15 Doubled STATES OF
1921-S VAM-15A (Old VAM-1M1) Die Break Lower Loop of Second S in States, Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-15B (Old VAM-1M2) Die Break Lower Loop of Second S in States, Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-15C (VAM-1M3) Die Break Lower Loop of Second S in States, Die File Lines Reverse, Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-15D (Previously VAM-15A) Doubled STATES OF, Polished Reverse, Clashed Obverse n & s
1921-S VAM-15E Die Break S, Clashed Obv I & ust, Rev. M
1921-S VAM-15F Doubled STATES OF, Die Break S, Clashed Obverse In & S
1921-S VAM-16 Doubled Left Stars and Date
1921-S VAM-17 Tripled Left Stars and Date, Doubled Right Stars
1921-S VAM-18 Doubled Reverse Legend Top
1921-S VAM-18A Doubled Reverse Legend Top, Die File Lines Obverse and Reverse
1921-S VAM-19 Concave Obverse
1921-S VAM-20 Doubled Left Stars and Reverse Top Legend, Scribbling Die Scratches-
1921-S VAM-21 Doubled Date, Stars and Motto
1921-S VAM-21A Doubled Date, Stars and Motto, Die File Lines Reverse
1921-S VAM-21C Doubled Date, Stars and Motto, Die File Lines Obverse
1921-S VAM-22 Doubled Date,Right Stars,Tripled AMERICA
1921-S VAM-22A Doubled Date,Right Stars,Tripled AMERICA, Die File Lines Right Reverse
1921-S VAM-22B Doubled Date,Right Stars,Tripled AMERICA,Die File Lines Right Reverse,Die Breaks D & AR
1921-S VAM-23 Tripled Left Stars, Doubled Date and Right Stars, Doubled Reverse To Center
1921-S VAM-24 Doubled Date, Stars and Right Reverse Legend
1921-S VAM-24A Doubled Date, Stars and Right Reverse Legend, Die File Lines Obverse
1921-S VAM-25 Tripled Left Stars, Doubled E PLURIBUS
1921-S VAM-26 Tripled Left Stars, Doubled Right Reverse
1921-S VAM-26A Tripled Left Stars, Doubled Right Reverse, Die Crack Through C in AMERCIA
1921-S VAM-27 Doubled & Tripled Stars, Die Scratches Reverse, Scribbling Die Scratches
1921-S VAM-27A Doubled & Tripled Stars, Die Scratches Reverse, Scribbling Die Scratches, Dbl clash N
1921-S VAM-28 Doubled Obv. Motto, Over Polished Wings
1921-S VAM-29 Doubled Obverse & Reverse Letters
1921-S VAM-29A Doubled Obv. & Rev., Clashed I & s, Die File Lines Obv. & Rev. (WOW! Morgan VAM)
1921-S VAM-29B Doubled Obverse, Reverse Letters, Clashed Obverse Double I
1921-S VAM-29C Doubled Obverse & Reverse Letters, Die File Lines Obverse & Reverse,Clashed I
1921-S VAM-30 Doubled Obverse and Reverse Letters, Small Bean-bottom 2nd S
1921-S VAM-31 Scribbling Die Scratches, Slightly Doubled Profile
List of Past Assignments
1921-S VAM-1A (Eliminated, became VAM-6A)
1921-S VAM-1B6 Thorn Head Die Gouge, Die State 9, late die state with most gouges polished out (Hit List 40 and WOW!)
1921-S VAM-1M (Eliminated, became Varieties of VAM-15)
1921-S VAM-1M1 (Became VAM-15A)
1921-S VAM-1M2 (Became VAM-15B)
1921-S VAM-1M3 (Became VAM-15C)
1921-S VAM-1N Goatee Chin Die Gouge, Clashed Obverse Double I (Became VAM-1N1)
1921-S VAM-1Q Die File Lines Obverse Periphery (Became VAM-1Q2)
1921-S VAM-1AA Die File Lines Left Obverse and Top Right Reverse (Became VAM-1AA3)
1921-S VAM-1AB Die File Lines Obverse, Die Gouge O (Became VAM-1AB2)
1921-S VAM-1AG Die File Lines Right Stars (Eliminated 2014. Became 1921-S VAM-29B)
1921-S VAM-1AH Die File Lines Reverse, Die Break Second S in STATES (Eliminated, became 1921-S VAM-15F)
1921-S VAM-1AP Clashed In & s (Became VAM-1AP1 & VAM-1AP2)
1921-S VAM-1AQ Die File Lines Reverse (Eliminated, became VAM-1M3)
1921-S VAM-1AR Scribbling Die Scratches #1 (became 1AR1)
1921-S VAM-1AT Scribbling Die Scratches #3 (Eliminated, same as VAM-1H)
1921-S VAM-1AV Scribbling Die Scratches #5 (Eliminated)
1921-S VAM-1BG Scribbling Die Scratches #16 (Eliminated, became VAM-1Q1)
1921-S VAM-21B Doubled Date, Stars,and Motto, Double Clashed N, Die Scratch D (Eliminated see VAM-27A)
References
- ↑ Miller, W., The Morgan and Peace Dollar Textbook. Metarie, LA: Adam Smith Publishing, 1983. p. 240
Legend:
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VAM has been eliminated altogether or phased into another number.
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