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So, I went in today armed with my 12 hours of knowledge and nothing jumped out at me as far as die clashes, letter transfers, doubling or anything like that. But, I couldn't go home empty handed! I had to have something! So I bought a.....can't tell ya.
I've literally spent the last 9 hours perusing VAMWorld trying to figure out what I've got (you know how many rolls I could have searched by now?). If I can't find an exact match, does that mean I just have a regular old run the mill coin for that year? Or should I still be able to match it up with something?
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You may have beginners luck in that you may indeed have an unidentified die pair. That is equivalent to hitting a home run in your first at bat. Then again, you may have a VAM 1. Why not share with us and let's see if we can help you attribute it? |
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LOL - I wish. I could never be that lucky. I'm sure it's just that I'm not going about attributing it the right way. I was hoping to figure it out on my own. But, anyway here's what I "THINK I know: It's an 1881-S with the normal die obverse. It has the die chips between the top and bottom loops of the first 8. The mintmark looks to me like it is low and shifted left. I can't tell if it's RPM, it kind of resembles the "filled S" description you commonly hear referring to other coins. I don't see any clash marks, die cracks, or anything else. Give me just a few minutes and I'll be back with pics. I was really hoping to figure this out on my own, but I can see I'm going to need help. By the way, the featured VAM at VAMWorld was the 1921-P VAM 3i Meteor shower. If that is the kind of stuff to look forward to, this will be awesome! I want one of those already! Edited by Scooby Due
03/28/2010 12:59 am
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It appears your coin has a re-punched mint mark.
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So, when you go to attribute a coin, would that narrow your search down to S/S down or left? What would be my next step?
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On many pages on Vamworld on the date and mm page you can view the different mint mark type in that given year. Narrow down that type and look at the other pick up points from there. Its kind of like putting it in a funnel. A process of elimination.
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Also look at the date. Determine if it is a near date, normal date, or far date. Examine the date for doubling.
See the attribution 101 guide on vamworld for help in determining how to tell if a date is near, far or normal.
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Posted 03/28/2010 12:33 am
