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Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 09/28/2006 09:29 am Full scans of this coin can be viewed in the Grading Section of the forum, so I'm only posting scans of the unusual mint mark here. VAM-3 has been suggested - what do you think? Image: O Mint Mark.jpg 16.76 KB Image: Close Up.jpg 1.64 KB Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 09/28/2006 10:03 am I'm still playing with this one, but it's definitely not a Micro O. The mintmark is far too large for VAM-3. The Micro O is small enough to fit into the space between the D and O in DOLLAR, and tilted very far to the right. The important VAM characteristics for this one are: doubling in the date (towards the rim), doubled profile (noted most easily at the chin and slope of the nose), and a two-olive reverse (the olive to the viewer's left of the eagle shows a second incomplete olive up and right). See any of that? Report this Post to the Staff
Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 09/28/2006 11:26 am Nope - can't see any of that with 20X magnifier. It would appear the only oddity on this coin is the mint mark. Ralph Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Fred Rest in Peace United States 2684 Posts	Posted 09/28/2006 11:08 pm I can't say I've heard of too many error Morgans such as this. Varieties, yes, lots, and die cracks, but this is almost a Cud. There's a lot of variety among Morgan mint marks, but this may be unique unless Dave or Bryan can come up with this as a previously defined error. Nice find! Fred Report this Post to the Staff
Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 09/30/2006 2:10 pm Yep, it is kind of unique - don't recollect seeing another mint mark like it, but, then, I haven't viewed all that many - primarily just my own. I thought there might be a few more responses in this thread - maybe it's not so unique after all. Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 09/30/2006 5:33 pm Hi Ralph Actually I think the lack of responses is an indication the other way,, Perhaps one of the Morganites can direct you to someone who can take an in hand look at your coin ? I know that I have seen the guys name posted here,But I dont recall it right off hand . Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 09/30/2006 6:03 pm There's just not enough detail in pics of that size to see what could or could not be going on with the mintmark. I think the person to contact about this one is John Baumgart. He's one of the most knowledgeable all-around VAMmers I know of. Here's his website: http://www.varslab.com/ Send him an email, describing the feature, and see what he thinks. Report this Post to the Staff
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