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I just got this coin a few days ago. Massive die cracks on the obverse. It was impossible for me to attribute it to a specific VAM. Seems like this one has characteristics of most of the 1923 D VAM, but none of them have all the characteristics this one does.   Thoughts?  |
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I have seen Theresa look better, I also do not recall seeing this amount of obverse diebreaks/cracks for this year, I would check out the information on the VW site, good luck Mike.....  |
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Here's a bit better pic. (I've been optimizing a new photo setup)  This coin is really strange. - Lots of die cracks. - A bunch of mint luster. Yet the reverse is nowhere near that impacted. Although check out the rim; like there's Cuds or missing pieces there.  |
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Lobby, I did NOT mean your pictures were poor, I apologize for any misinterpretations, I simply meant the coin was pretty rough, beat up, baggy scratched etc, your pictures are actually quite nice, again, did NOT mean your personally............  |
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Oh, Mike! No need to apologize. I didn't take it that way. I was dissatisfied with my pics all by my lonesome.  |
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THANKS...How long are you collecting, Morgans too or ? Did I mention I love a good break/crack on ANY coin....LOL.
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Actually, I've collected all my life. But had my backpack full of wheaties and mercs stolen out of the garage attic in my prior house 15 years or so ago. I gave up on collecting then. When I retired, I started a scrap gold biz and am now getting coins regularly. I'm only keeping a few. This is one of them. This coin came from an interesting batch. A customer bought a used, portable work shed. After owning it for several years, he noticed a box in the corner he'd not seen before. In that box was this Peace dollar, along with a few other nice silver dollars.     Note this is an interesting start to a silver dollar collection. Not coffee can coins, but an attempt at getting nicer coins without breaking the bank. Oh, in case SuperDave thinks I never attribute ANY of the Morgans I own, I've already attributed the 1921 in the above pic.  |
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OK, you posted that while I was working out the attribution on your 1923-D. How'd you attribute the 1921-D? I don't see any obvious hooks to hang from in the images you presented, and they're large enough to identify the more striking VAMs.
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I wonder why I didn't see that? It's a clear match. Oh, did you notice the VAMworld pic of their coin has the same stain on the obverse as mine? Interesting. |
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OK, you posted that while I was working out the attribution on your 1923-D. How'd you attribute the 1921-D? I don't see any obvious hooks to hang from in the images you presented, and they're large enough to identify the more striking VAMs. Well, maybe I was bluffing a bit. The die crack over ATES starts in the denticles over the T in STATES, and connects with the A. It matches the die cracks in 1BY, although the other attributes need to be checked. |
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Nice Job SD, I am not really surprised, it would appear your coin is an Later Die State of this VAM, compared to the VW plates..... |
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Yet the reverse is nowhere near that impacted. Dies are replaced as needed, which is seldom the same time for obverse and reverse. |
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Yea those die cracks are always fun.
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Posted 01/23/2012 8:10 pm
