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This appears to be an 1883 O Morgan dollar with some sort of error. I've lost the discussion, but I think some of the guys on Vamworld thought it could be a strike through on the reverse near the left tip eagle. They also said something else about the D, but not entirely sure. The E in America looks a little strange. Any thoughts?    |
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I saw that over there. What I'm seeing there looks like a positive, not a negative as a strikethrough would be. I wonder if it's something like a "reverse" strikethrough, where something got struck onto the die so hard that it created a depression in the die, like a clash would. Then this coin was struck with the equivalent of clash transfer.
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My friend took the three dollar set to a dealer and he offered above melt value for it. 95 total for all three. I'm wondering if that's normal.
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My friend took the three dollar set to a dealer and he offered above melt value for it. 95 total for all three. I'm wondering if that's normal. A dealer offering melt for any silver (or gold) is normal...but then they turn around and sell it for what it really is! Edited by oih82w8
02/22/2013 12:02 pm
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Would it be worth it to take it out of the three set and see if ANACS would give it a VAM listing? |
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If it's something new, it is not the job of ANACS to bestow such a status. Only Leroy Van Allen can create a new VAM or designate a new die state of an existing variety. I can't see what's happening here to be of any origin except the involvement of a foreign substance during the minting process, so by definition it could best be an additional detail to a known VAM. |
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Thanks as always SsuperDdave. I'll do some research and come back if I found something. That's the great thing about coin collecting: the research is fun.
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It's fun except for the  part.  |
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I can't seem to find anmything that matches. I may try to get a better picture and then go back and look.
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My guess would be a damaged die, possibly scratched from a tool at the mint. But we should have seen a few other similar pieces floating around the past 15 years of the VAM collecting craze. Interesting to see what ANACS would say, as to a mint error or ? It won't get a VAM designation from Leroy unless you can find another one, or he's got notes or photos on one like it that has passed under his loupe previously. Good luck it is unusal and pretty cool whatever it is. "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 |
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I'll send ANACS an email and ask if I can send the pictures to them. My friend doesn't seem to want to take it out of the collection of the three date set.
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Just sent ANACS the email asking if I can send pictures to them.
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What would be a fair price to offer my friend in order for him to take it out of the set? I feel that this one might be worth buying, even if it's just an interesting conversation piece. The set he has is an 1883 O, 1884 O, AND 1885 O mint set.
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Posted 02/22/2013 09:49 am
