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Anyone know exactly which 21-D Morgan variety this is?

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    BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,642 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The AU kind looks like to me
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    K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295 ✭
    AU?! image
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    TrooperTrooper Posts: 1,450 ✭
    If your looking for a vam, it looks like vam 1 but it does show some characteristics of vam 3 mentioning placments of a bunch of raised circular dots.

    Tom
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    K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295 ✭
    Are you looking at 21-Ds in the VAM book? VAM 1 would be normal dies, VAM 3 is the dot next to wing, which this is not. I know there is a supplement out for the various die cracks, and was hoping someone who has the supplement could pinpoint it. This does not match any of the basic VAMs in the main VAM book.
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    Paul5280Paul5280 Posts: 63
    imageIt certainly looks like VAM 1H, "Spider Web Stars" as pictured on page 26 of Roy Joyce's FUN WITH 1921 attribution guide. I believe it's one of the more popular varieties.

    Nice find. Paul
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    K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295 ✭
    OK, thanks. You never know who may be lurking here. Isn't he the one who had the web site up about 21-D cracked die varieties? For some reason I can't find that site again.
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    Paul5280Paul5280 Posts: 63
    Rob's website address is: www.rjrc.com. He has pictures of most of the different VAMs. You can compare them to see if your coin really matches them. Your coin looks to be slightly earlier die state that his picture in the book and Leroy Van Allen's June to December 1999 update to the Big VAM Book.

    Paul
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    K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295 ✭
    OK, thanks. I found his site, and this is quite similar, though mine has a signifigant crack under the date that the example on his page does not show.
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    K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295 ✭
    Well this didn't take long. John Baumgart has informed me that this is VAM 1AM, former JOH 9. The diagnostics can be viewed here .
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    Paul5280Paul5280 Posts: 63
    imageI printed you pictures out and went over them again and John is right, it's a JOH-9/VAM 1AM. The die cracks/breaks in STATES are sometimes tough to be sure you have the right one. On this variety, the area of TES of states is most interesting. Still one of the harder to locate varieties at this time.

    Paul
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    Wolf359Wolf359 Posts: 7,666 ✭✭✭
    Pretty cool stuff. Certainly a premium coin on eBay.

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    K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295 ✭
    Here are some B&W closeups. I'm going to try to do some more later on.

    image
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    RobJoyce1921dVAMguyRobJoyce1921dVAMguy Posts: 942 ✭✭
    Eric,
    Congrats! Your coin is the finest known example of this VAM. Very cool discovery.

    Rob
    Rob Joyce - Dollar Variety / VAM Collector
    http://www.vamworld.com
    and
    http://www.rjrc.com
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    K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295 ✭
    Thanks for the info Rob. Wow, I finally have a finest known Morgan! (Even though I have always considered it the ugly duckling in my set)

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