VAM Rarity Question

Thanks very much for the explanation of everything Oz. 'Interesting' would be putting it mildly. Let me get it straight though, because it just sounded very odd the way I read it, so I am pretty sure that I am mistaken in my understanding of this die pair and its states:

VAM 22 is the EDS of VAM 22A. VAM 22A displays 'pitting'. VAM 22 does not.

Interesting too note the "one of a kind" VAM 22, without the pitting has an I3R3?
Kind of makes absolutely NO SENSE, any other might warrant R7 even if no one's interested in it.

Goodness....I am getting more confused by the hour (really nothing out of the ordinary for me though).

VAM 22 and VAM 22A are two totally different die pairings.....correct?

VAM 22A has two die states, an EDS with a small amount of pitting, and a LDS with a greater amount of pitting........correct?

Never mind Oz, I see where you have answered my questions already.

So, in direct rebuttal to common sense, the die state progression is:

vam-22....vam-22A EDS (unique coin)......vam-22A LDS (top-100).

Time will tell if the early die state of the VAM 22A is in fact the hardest to locate. It's all relative.

You have your questions, I have mine. What I didn't know was that pitting is progressive.

By the way, I wasn't trying to make your head spin, relatively speaking. I wanted everyone to know are (rarity) ratings are relative and they are based on conditional rarity. Then lastly, (although unspoken) they are based on who owns and promotes them. This is the paradox of vamming.

So we are clear on terminology. par·a·dox#8194;
1. a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.

I type "R" and I get are.