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Is this a double ear morgan ?
Gothat3rs
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I been looking at the info on different double ear morgans, there are alot of different one. Hoping theres a experienced morgan collector on hear that can tell me. Its a 1889
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Here's an 1891 from PCGS Website.
Yours doesn't appear to have this type of doubling.
Morgan Dollar, 1891 $1 VAM 2 Doubled Ear TOP 100, VAM 2 OBVERSE DETAIL
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Here's an 1889......it says it's doubling, but my eyes don't see it.
I trust your opinion but this little ridge isn't doubling ? Im still learning so i don't kniw
From what I'm reading theres alot of different styles of errors for this year
Not errors, VAMs are varieties, terminology matters.
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Yes thank you different varieties of vams.
It can be fun, or at least sort of interesting to look up your Morgans and find your specific variety.
A good loupe/magnifier, your coin(s), and VamWorld can keep you busy for hours.
I stumbled onto an oddity when casually looking at an 1888, went to VW and found the VAM 11 Doubled Ear.
I sent it in for the attribution, along with a few friends for a label & plastic upgrade. The attribution only increased the valuation by $1-200, but it was a fun experience for me.
Good luck with your searches!
https://www.vamworld.com/wiki/Morgan_VAMs_by_Date
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What do you mean you sent it in for the attribution?
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The 1888 in the above photo(middle top) was in a 'different holder' when I bought it(as were the others).
When I discovered that it was a VAM that PCGS recognizes(Top 100 VAM 11), I thought that I would send it back to PCGS to confirm the VAM, attribute, and reholder the variety, as seen above.
Now I need to send it back to CAC(along with the other 4)to be re-stickered. In order to get a hassle-free re-stickering service, I instructed PCGS to keep the same cert# on the holder(s).
Below is a pic of the 1888 of how it looked before I sent it in for the reholder, VAM & label...⇊ (same cert #).
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We like to refer to them as Vamrieties
Well one guy on vamworld is say a vam 42
One guy on Instagram says it's a Mercury dime.
Love the worthless comment lol
It's a joke. But, you may be right, ask jokes are worthless.
It's also no more worthless than "one guy" (unknown) on Vamworld. One guy on the PCGS forum said that a Lincoln cent run over by a car was a Mint error. He was horribly wrong no matter where he posted it.
VAM42 has a clear ridge on the lower line as well as clear doubling on the leaf. I don't see either in the photos posted here.
Many 1889 Morgans have doubled ears. Mostly it's due to die fatigue, although the lack of early die stages indicates it didn't take much to wear out the dies. The OP coin looks like it has more than just that, with the hair above and across the back of the ear looking doubled.
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
Im just trying to get some good opinions that can help me learn more and point me in the right direction for proper research of coins is all man. I know I'm just asking random people hear and there that I don't know but I'm hoping I get some good responses is all, and I'll do my homework on whatever I do get.
And maybe your right, I feel like I can see a clear ridge on the ear, when I compare it to my other morgans they don't have it, then I thought I could see a little bit of it on the leaves and the stars
But I am a newbie lol probably just getting excited about finding something so maybe I'm wrong
then there's the below:
messydesk isn't some rando in the vam world. look at his signature and you'll see he is keeper of vam world.
you have great info from him