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Valued Member
Japan
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Hey guys. At the LL, are those die chips or early stages of pitting? And even with all the diagnostics, I'm having trouble finding the VAM. Here's some key points: -Die crack from the last U in Pluribus to the bottom of the Phrygian Cap. -Scribblings stretching up from the arrows inside the bottom tail feathers and horizontally across the medium tail feathers. -Clash on the reverse of the Phrygian Cap is way to the left of where it's usually found. -Above the clash, die-break from the S in trust, across the wing and to the wreath's top, -Die Break at the tip of same wing. -Fairly large (die chips?) at the "LL" of DOLLAR.       |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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To me they don't look like die chips. They look like they were from rust spots on the die. And with all those die cracks you can't ID the VAM? |
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Valued Member
 Japan
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So you think it's a pitted reverse. That makes sense cause it looks like there's beginning stages of pitting around the wreath/arrows as well. Can't find the VAM. Maybe I missed it twice. Seems hard to miss with the die cracks etc. and the clash on the reverse that's so far left it's touching the wing. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have seen this one on VAM world but can not place it unfortunately there are a crazy number of 1921 vams , I would just spend some time going through them and get back . I am curious |
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Japan
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Valued Member
Japan
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A later die stage of VAM-14A1 that isn't recorded in vamworld yet.
It has the displaced field break wing tip, but also a die crack through the upper-center part of said wing, as well as a crack through the cap on the obverse and additional cracking elsewhere.
I have some issue with their assessment that the thick line through the first "L" in DOLLAR is a die break and that the chatter around the second "L" are die chips however..
The chatter is more prevalent on this specimen, so why would the number of die chips increase if the supposed die gouge looks the same?
I think Kanga was right in assuming it to be pitting because there appears to be more starting at the wreath above "LL" as well as between the arrow feathers and tail feathers on this particular piece. But I could be wrong.
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Moderator
 United States
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I am impressed by the photo quality  John1  |
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Valued Member
Japan
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Thanks John! The level of detail from my camera goes hand-in-hand with my motor-mouth  A picture, accompanied by a thousand words. Edited by Stephen-P
07/26/2020 12:34 am
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Valued Member
Japan
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Also, for this coin and for future reference, how does one go about submitting new VAMs or later die stages etc. to the 'authorities'? I usually see next to the VAM "discovered by blahblahblah" Can it be done through coincommunity? |
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Posted 07/25/2020 09:38 am
