1923 Peace Dollar - Help With VAM - Shortened Ray

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CentR Valued Member United States 139 Posts	Posted 02/01/2025 7:20 pm Is there a known 1923 VAM with a shortened ray on the reverse? I couldn't find it. The shortened ray is due to extensive die correction, filing etc. presumably to resolve an issue like a clash. There looked to be some clash remnants, like east of the lower olive branch so I was wondering if I'm missing it because it's a later corrected stage of another VAM that is a known clash and that clash is hard to see? Edited by CentR 02/01/2025 9:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff

UnimpossibIe Valued Member United States 343 Posts	Posted 02/02/2025 03:13 am VAM-1BQ Perhaps? VAM-1DL appears to have the same Reverse, but also has two strong ray clashes at Liberty's forehead. Report this Post to the Staff
CentR Valued Member United States 139 Posts	Posted 02/02/2025 2:32 pm Thank you! I have a naive question. The die file lines are more extensive than the VAM-1BQ reference image. So much so that the top of the ray is missing. Is that how the VAM naming convention would apply in this case? Where the VAM designation (1BQ) not only refers to the state shown in the reference image, it also refers to later stages that have had additional die corrections? Edited by CentR 02/02/2025 2:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
AES Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 02/06/2025 10:03 pm Nice find. Dr. Close estimates there are at least 300 die marriages for 1923, so it can be tough to single out especially from photos. It does appear to be heavily clashed at about +5° rotation. That would put the shoulder spike exactly where the ray appears to be shortened by filing. I would get some close images of all the file lines and post them over at VAMWorld for feedback. Edited by AES 02/07/2025 07:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
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