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Attributing Morgans Question

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 Posted 01/05/2012  12:21 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add allcoinsnewbie to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi all,

Trying to attribute my 15 1878s.

Question is...must a coin have ALL of the
attributes listed and pictured in Vamworld to warrant
assigning a VAM number?

If not, how do I know which I can ignore if not on my coin?

Thanks in advance for any help.
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 Posted 01/05/2012  12:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SsuperDdave to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That's a very, very difficult call. As a general rule, die cracks (or the extent of them) are optional, as is clashing and noted die scratches/lines. Each are a function of where the die is in its' lifespan, and one should be able to see examples of a given variety with and without these features, whether they're recorded for it or not.

This, of course, doesn't count for sub-varieties where a certain die break or clash defines that sub-variety.

Date placement/orientation, doubling, tailfeather configuration, mint mark location and stuff like that can be expected to be seen on every example produced from that die pair, and are therefore prerequisites.
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Understood.

Thank you so much.
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