1878 Morgan Dollar 7TF VAM-138 Weak Nostril, Die Break Over Cap

yes, i'll try to remember to get pix of the displaced fields around the crack. it's slight, but can be seen.

Nice VAM and Morgan dollar!

same here. in the past, on the rare occasions when i'd go to the coin shop in miami I always made it a point to search the Morgan dollar junk box and bring home several random picks & a cherry or two for studying & learning the coin & how to search for things & how to attribute these beautiful silver dollars. I've fished a few interesting VAMs from the junk box.

if I can attribute them i'll make an insert page for the album and tag it, like this one:



not fancy, just helpful.

and here's a little bit of a look at the subtle displaced fields:



the pic doesn't do it justice. when you have the coin in-hand and can angle it around a little bit you can easily see the displacement. this picture shows a very subtle difference. you can see the difference in the way the light & shadows play differently in the field above & below that die crack.