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Valued Member
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Can you post the reverse. It has the look of a fake.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Perhaps not a fake. It's VLDS for sure with multiple large die cracks. Has MD and some light tarnish. Not worth a large premium but the large crack may add value to a specific group of collectors.
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Valued Member
United States
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Not magnetic—weight 9 grams—same size and weight as my other Peace dollar |
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Pillar of the Community
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If it is a fake that is a different subject. To answer your question that would be a "Die crack" - the die (wether fake or real) had a crack in it before it struck your coin.
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Die breaks. The Philly mint made a boat load of 22 Peace dollars and dies were used to the max to make them. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3403 Posts |
Quote:The Philly mint made a boat load of 22 Peace dollars and dies were used to the max to make them. But I doubt the Philly mint made any with a D mintmark. 
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Valued Member
United States
162 Posts |
Also looks like a die crack on the reverse about same area as obverse one is—are these considered significant die breaks/cracks—what would you say the grade of this coin is?—thanks for the input
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It has the look of a fake. @jimbucks, could you please clarify what looks/looked fake to you? Just tryin' to learn. Thx.
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's genuine and a VAM 2O2 (Two 'O' two). An I-3 R-6 coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Way to go, SeatedNut! I was working my way down the list.
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Valued Member
United States
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SeatedNut can you tell me what that means—VAM I know are 2 dudes who classified morgan/peace dollars by what die made the coin—is the coin a major variety or unusual—my knowledge is minimal about this-thanks
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Imag8r, [CAUTION! The Surgeon General has determined that Vamming is addicting]. Now that you've been properly warned, visit the section just above this one. It contains a complete description of what is a VAM. You are correct that it is named after the two pioneers of the process, Leroy Van Allen and George Mallis. These two set out years ago to catalog the die marriages for Morgan and Peace dollars. A VAM is the catalog number for the die marriage, not the specific pick-up points (PUPS) you see on the coin. There is a wealth of knowledge on VamWorld. The I-3/R-6 means a collector interest of 3 out of 5 and a rarity of 6 out of 8. Good luck. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Well I'll be Vammed—thanks
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Those are called Die Cracks. They were quite common on the Peace dollars. For future reference, please don't hold coins in your hand. That's how fingerprints get onto coins surfaces permanently (it will decrease the coins value). Only hold it by the rim, or wear gloves when handling it. |
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