Please show us some pictures if you can. This sounds interesting but I can't figure out anything without seeing what you have.
The attributes listed on the
VAM page have to match everything on your coin for the most part, excluding clashes with no letter transfer & Polishing, because they are die state issues, but they are usually noted on the
VAM page and sometimes broken into sub catergories like the
VAM 4A & 4B.
The
VAM 4A is a no clash variety with double date and 4B is the same as 4A but also has the letter clashes.
Pitting is also a die state issue and it is very well possible the mint could have made some coins with the dies for the
VAM 4B before they were put to the side (the dies were likely replaced because the workers noticed the die clashes). The reverse die ended up rusting causing the pitting. Then they were later brought back out (maybe by a different mint worker) and used again to make the 4B coins with the pitting. Then at some point the clashing was noticed again so the mint workers polished the dies making what is listed as the
VAM 4A.
That would make the
VAM 4A actually the
VAM after
VAM 4B and what you are reporting to have as the actual
VAM 4A.
It all makes sense because you can see that
VAM 4A is a polished clashed variety. Now we just need to confirm you actually have the
VAM 4B with no rust/pitting. If you have the die polish lines in the bow area that would be a good way to confirm it without pictures but even those can change with the die state.
If you have a no pitting example of the
VAM 4B that would be a pretty cool find in my opinion.
Kris
Edited by 7TF
03/31/2014 02:44 am
Posted 03/27/2014 7:21 pm
