1888-S Morgan... What's This? - Coin Community Forum

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Bottleguy Valued Member United States 112 Posts	Posted 09/15/2007 9:08 pm I was perusing my local dealer's stock of Morgans for VAM's when I happened upon this 1888-S. I immediately saw the large "whatcha'ma'call'it" between the tail feathers and the wreath. I remembered that there was a "Monster Gouge" in the tailfeathers listed for this date, so I bought it thinking that is what I found. Anyway, when I got home, I looked it up. It's not the VAM 13 Monster Gouged Eagle that I thought it was, but something else....... Any clues? Looks like a "Monster" die gouge (or, more correctly a "die chip") to me! Thanks, Rick Edited by Bottleguy 09/15/2007 10:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff

CoinWriter New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 09/19/2007 1:16 pm Could it be a planchet defect? Looks like the gouge was present before the coin was struck. The design appears struck over the gouge, in other words. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 09/19/2007 5:17 pm Is it a "positive," i.e., raised from the surface of the coin? That being the case, it must then be a chunk out of the die. If it's negative, or embedded into the coin, then it's likely a strikethrough or planchet defect. Extremely cool, either way, but if it's raised, it deserves much closer examination. The possibility exists that, even if raised, it could be a foreign piece pf metal which got stuck to the planchet and struck along with it. I'd sure like to get that one under a microscope. Report this Post to the Staff
Bottleguy Valued Member United States 112 Posts	Posted 09/19/2007 7:13 pm Well, it turns out it was nothing...... (embarrased!) Just a bit of contamination that finally took a toothpick to rid me of it! I did narrow it down to a 1888-S VAM 4, Over Polished Wing, EDS though.... Here's the thread about it on VAMworld: http://www.vamworld.com/message/view/home/1008619 Rule of thumb? Don't let contamination fool you! Rick Report this Post to the Staff
Becky Pillar of the Community United States 954 Posts	Posted 09/19/2007 9:06 pm That was great! Thanks for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
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