1887 Morgan Massive REV Die Crack? - Coin Community Forum

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Tommyjet Valued Member United States 334 Posts	Posted 08/26/2017 7:49 pm Hello community, Picked up this Morgan by auction and noticed what looks like a die crack almost around the whole reverse through most of the words. Starts from (O) in one to the (I) in America. What else could this be? The other hot spot is in-front of the lips is this some kind of Clash? Thanks to the members for looking Report this Post to the Staff

moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 08/26/2017 7:53 pm Really long die crack. Almost looks like a clash near Liberty's lips. Either that, or she's hacking a boogy. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 08/26/2017 8:16 pm Nice pick! It appears to be a VAM-3A. http://www.vamworld.com/1887-P+VAM-3A Report this Post to the Staff
Tommyjet Valued Member United States 334 Posts	Posted 08/26/2017 8:22 pm Thanks guys and great pickup dave700x have not made it to the VAM's yet. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 08/26/2017 8:27 pm This one is worth the trip. Report this Post to the Staff
Tommyjet Valued Member United States 334 Posts	Posted 08/26/2017 8:35 pm Opinions on weather the clashes and massive die crack help or hurt the value of the sweet Morgan? Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 08/26/2017 8:55 pm It certainly doesn't hurt the value but it's not a variety that adds value either. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 08/27/2017 09:29 am There are, in fact, few years of Morgan issue where one cannot find at least one die pair showing a near-complete circumferential die crack. It's quite common. I'm thinking you could build a specialized date/MM collection of them. Same goes for clashing. Keep in mind, Morgans were produced in huge numbers, and events like these are inevitable in such volume production. During the years of Morgan mintage, only Cents consistently exceeded Morgan production. All other US coin denominations rarely came close to, much less exceeded, Morgan production. Report this Post to the Staff
Tommyjet Valued Member United States 334 Posts	Posted 08/27/2017 09:49 am Thanks for the info SsuperDdave, I am in the early stages of collecting Morgans. I agree there is almost a flaw in every coin, Finding the coin with none seems to be the needle in the hay stack. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/27/2017 4:54 pm Good eye! Report this Post to the Staff
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