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Need Help With Possible VAM Or Error On 1885 O Morgan Dollar

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 Posted 05/01/2025  8:31 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Questforinfo to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hello folks, just joined. I am not a collector, so please excuse my lack of knowledge, but my father was and had quite an extensive collection. He passed away in 1977 but we kept a few things and have been listing them on ebay over the last few years since retiring. He had a keen interest in error coins, though mostly Lincoln cents and a few others. Fortunately, he kept pretty good details on his errors and with online research and a little help from some of the buyers, I learned just a bit and have been able to find happy homes for most of the coins.

However, I found this 1885 Morgan dollar with no notes and a scratch or possibly a break running across her head and a little one on the reverse. While researching, I came across the famous 1888 O Scarface Morgan dollars, so my curiosity is aroused. Can anyone give me any guidance on this? What type of error it is, or if it is unusual?

Thanks in advance.
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 Posted 05/01/2025  9:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Spence to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@quest, first welcome to CCF. Second, here is a link to the vamworld page on 1885 O VAMs.

http://ec2-18-221-104-31.us-east-2..../1885-O_VAMs

Which one do you think you have here? I ask because while I am definitely not an expert on VAMs, the linear mark on the obv starting on the rim between U and S and then proceeding down to Liberty's jabline sure looks like a scratch to me rather than a die crack.
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Thanks. I'll look at that link
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