1882 O/S .. Is This Normal ? Alil Strange To Me ..

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tatt2ed13 Pillar of the Community United States 557 Posts	Posted 03/24/2012 11:28 pm hey gang , Been looking over this 1882 o/s .. and a few things just seem odd to me .. weight was ok i think at 26.8 grams ... sizes also were fine when measured .. the spots I'm curious about are near the ear , where you see polishing lines and what not .. in some of the "hair" in the area it seems like areas are "missing" .. to me seems some spots show what I think is something from casting .. But I'm not used to seeing these coins , and hear they are pretty "pitted" and had issues with rusted dies , Could rust cause what I see (and I circled it in the photos ) thanks for any input here gang real curious . seems a tough cast to get all the polishing lines in around the ear and hair area but . who knows .. leme know what you think .. Edited by tatt2ed13 03/24/2012 11:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

twohawks Pillar of the Community United States 1551 Posts	Posted 03/24/2012 11:35 pm It's a Vam-3 mid die state before the first clash. The gouge under the ear is the dead give away Phil. The thing looks like a parking lot coin. with all the little dings in it. Report this Post to the Staff
tatt2ed13 Pillar of the Community United States 557 Posts	Posted 03/24/2012 11:36 pm Thanks twohawks (vam-3) .. I wasnt positive yet of the VAM ... lol But just curious if it looks ok , something to me just dosnt look right compaired to all the other morgans I own . this just has a dull finish .. and really spotted but I'm guessing that is From Rusted dies ? .. Sorry for the new guy questions .. just got curious when I looked it over today Just theappearance of this one had me alil worried .. Report this Post to the Staff
tatt2ed13 Pillar of the Community United States 557 Posts	Posted 03/24/2012 11:45 pm Stupid parking lot coins , Strange how it looks .. thats what I was kinda unsure about ... it musta been parked on or something .. just odd that its only lil pock marks in certain areas .. coin in hands not too bad , but the photos . are showing all the acne in this thing lol .. Very weird to me , but aslong as it dosnt seem to be anything funny I'm happy haha .. (got it for alil over melt 29$) thanks again Edited by tatt2ed13 03/24/2012 11:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
twohawks Pillar of the Community United States 1551 Posts	Posted 03/24/2012 11:54 pm You will find road abrasion like this on Quarters and dimes a bunch, almost as if someone dropped them in a parking lot of a casino. Dollars are a bit rarer to see like this, I would not waste money getting it graded as it would come back body bagged as "Damaged" and it is real but not grade-able. Report this Post to the Staff
tatt2ed13 Pillar of the Community United States 557 Posts	Posted 03/24/2012 11:56 pm Thanks again Buddy , Makes sense , and being I got it cheap shes just gona be a space filler till I find a "Keeper" for the o/s ... glad I asked about it and didnt just assume it was from the dies ... She was worth the bit of info learned ... and atleast I know the give away for the Vam-3 now haha .. Report this Post to the Staff
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