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VACookey Valued Member United States 155 Posts	Posted 02/13/2012 12:12 am I just noticed these cracks right above the letters on my new 1896. What do you think? Report this Post to the Staff

westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9793 Posts	Posted 02/13/2012 02:30 am Die cracks are rarely indicators of VAM varieties, they do make some VAM coins though like the 1887-P Donkey Tail, 1888-O Scarface and the 1921-S Thornheads. The 1896 has a few good VAMs to look for I sugest a trip to http://www.vamworld.com/1896-P+VAMs This will set you on the right path to pair up your obverse and reverse to find the correct VAM. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
mitchhailey Pillar of the Community United States 1150 Posts	Posted 02/13/2012 03:11 am Interestingly, that is a common area for die cracks across the whole series. Die cracks can be useful in determining what particular VAM you have. I've used them, along with other indicators, to narrow down more than a few specific VAMs. As WestCoin said, 1896 has a lot to look for so I would personally use the vamworld website as he suggests. Report this Post to the Staff
aladinslamp Pillar of the Community United States 3076 Posts	Posted 02/14/2012 01:09 am As noted the crack is normal in its location, but its cracks are like fingerprints, one would have to study the listings on vamworld reverses to try and find a match, HOWEVER... Vams are not found just by the cracks alone which are later die progression features...the coin should have normal date placement and other BASIC features to reference to, the secondary features such as die cracks can confirm these primary attributions...Take some photo's of the whole coin and date placement and other features you find interesting for analysis...G Report this Post to the Staff
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