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Something funny about these letters?

ladyshipladyship Posts: 119
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Would you experts say this is a doubled die Morgan reverse?image

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  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    Hi Ladyship!

    What year and mint is your Morgan? It could be machine doubling, but if it's not, it might be a recognized VAM variety.

    Frank
  • ladyshipladyship Posts: 119
    Hi Frank,
    It's a beautiful 1901.
  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    Hi Kim:

    This is the only reference to 1901's that I could find on the VAMLINK page - but I'm sure there are other varieties - this is the TOP 100 reference:



    << <i>94. 1901-P DDR VAM 3 "Shifted Eagle". Considered the top Doubled Die Reverse in the Morgan dollar series. Unbelievably spectacular. Buy these up! >>



    Maybe someone who's on has their VAM book handy and can add to this.
  • GOLDSAINTGOLDSAINT Posts: 2,148 ✭
    It looks like a doubled die to me.
    Are the tail feathers doubled?
  • ladyshipladyship Posts: 119
    Thanks for your comments,
    are there any other opinions on this or am I just seeing things?
  • TrooperTrooper Posts: 1,450 ✭
    Interesting,
    In the vam book there are 2 doubled reverses. First(vam 3) on is Shifted Eagle. The eagle is shifted up to the 12 oclock position with doubling of the od and w in the "in god we trust".

    The other is vam 4, doubled lower reverse, United,One dollar,Merica both stars and wreath doubles toward rim..
    But that is a PROOF coin......

    It looks like vam 4 from the pics, could it be a proof? EDITED >> maybe not....I'm confused on this one

    Are you sure the's no mintmark on the reverse also?

    Tom
  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    I'm pretty sure that what you're looking at is simply machine doubling.
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    When I see that kind of look and it covers that much area, I tend to think machine doubling.
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  • TrooperTrooper Posts: 1,450 ✭
    I think the Dog is right.

    Tom
  • ladyshipladyship Posts: 119
    Anyone have a Breen's book handy?
    The clue is on pgs 457-458.
  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    Breen means absolutely nothing to me as a Morgan collector. Much of his research is flawed, outdated and plain out guess anyway.
    Are you trying to say it's VAM 3 with the shifted eagle or Breen 5681 which is hub/hub and matches VAMs 5-9?
    I don't think so because I do see doubled tail feathers but not any doubling in the arrows etc that would be consistant with an attributed VAM.
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • GOLDSAINTGOLDSAINT Posts: 2,148 ✭
    Is it the doubled olive left of the claw?
  • gsaguygsaguy Posts: 2,425 ✭
    Cool coin ladyship!

    GSAGUY
    image

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