1879 Morgan-Error Or Something Else

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NaNa_9 New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 02/05/2022 3:25 pm I recently won a 1879 Morgan. I personally have never had an interest in them but decided to check it out under a microscope. I noticed that there are areas of hair missing, hair that is not same as original design, the "M" on the neckline is missing lower past of the "V", only part of a leaf, etc. I do not see any type of post mint damage that would cause this and I cant find anything online. Any insight would be appreciated. I included a few photos of a few questionable parts. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

Ty2020b Pillar of the Community United States 4680 Posts	Posted 02/05/2022 7:51 pm Can't accurately judge surfaces based on the first two pics. Pics aren't sharp enough and may need to work on that lighting to deal with the glare. That said, based on the close up shots, looks like die polishing removed the areas in question. Given that those are both low relief points of the design, they would be one of the first to go with excessive die polishing, leaving the mid and high relief points surrounding it intact. Report this Post to the Staff
suipakpaikungfu Pillar of the Community United States 992 Posts	Posted 02/07/2022 3:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8740 Posts	Posted 02/07/2022 8:59 pm As stated above, it's an over polished die. Yours looks like a later die stage of VAM-50-2, maybe a new VAM. Check to see if you have the other markers. Nice close up pics. LINK http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.c...9-P_VAM-50-2 -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
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