What are the diagnostics of a 1921 Peace Dollar proof?

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Old threads have lost their images.

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/704224/is-this-a-proof-peace-dollar
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/779895/1921-peace-dollar-vam-1h-struck-from-satin-proof-dies
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/623857/1921-pcgs-64-peace-dollar-satin-proof-dies-vam-1h

ChrisH821

I will make a graphic that will be helpful here. There are several areas that you can look for distinct polish lines to identify the VAM 1H.

topstuf

@ChrisH821 said:
I will make a graphic that will be helpful here. There are several areas that you can look for distinct polish lines to identify the VAM 1H.

RogerB

I'll stay out of this, but just one cautionary comment. Beware of non-proof Peace dollars that were "authenticated" as sandblast or satin proof.

ChrisH821

OK here are the pick up points that I use to find VAM-1H examples. Most are generally visible in seller pictures.

Obverse:

Reverse:

Timbuk3

Interesting, thanks for sharing !!!

topstuf

snif.

Mine isn't

Just hadda ask. It's SO well struck. Mid grade but ...well... ya never know unless ya ask.

ChrisH821

Here's my latest vam-1h purchase. I need to see if NGC can remove a glob of something that is stuck on the obverse, it really should have been removed before sealing the slab.

ricko

A good resource is the Guide Book to Peace Dollars by our own Roger Burdette.... Cheers, RickO

Insider2

LOOK ON VAMWORLD.

Crypto

the true proofs look almost nothing like the Circulation strikes. And because of the hundreds of miss attributed 21proofs out there provenance is almost as important as the fabric. Look up the news stories of the coins that recently turned up in the former mint executive's SDB.