Cool clashed die Morgan

DorkGirl

All this time I was looking at clashed dies and thought they were metal flow marks--- Thanks to a post I read earlier today, I now know better. I did some hunting and found a really cool one today. These are just scans, I don't have the expertise with my camera yet, but hopefully you can see what's going on.

Check out her lips and chin. I have several that have the branchs show up behind her head, but this one has the branch by her mouth.



Now check out the reverse, between the first and the second branch down, that's her nostril----the dark line going down is the bridge of her nose.



Clashed dies must be fairly common, especially in 1887, although I didn't find any from San Fran, I found a few from all the other mints, including CC. Had a nice day hunting and thought I'd share. Oh, by the way, she's a 1887-O.

lava

Interesting. The obverse is an example of clashed dies, and is pretty cool. The `87 reverse is a top 100 vam if I'm not mistaken, and while I see a faint and common trait of clashed dies, I do see tons of doubling, particularly the bottom of the wing and the last of the arrows. I think it is a vam 17, but I don't have the book with me. The doubling is far cooler than the die clashed on the `87. Cool.

TonedCoinTrader

<<<Clashed dies must be fairly common, especially in 1887>>>

I have this 1887-P wich also has the same Clashed Die marks on her lips. But on the Date there is a serrif under the 1 and a nice 7 under the 7! I guess it's a Vam 5 or 2. I don't have a Vam book.

FrattLaw

Geezzz, this reminds me of those pictures you had to stare at until you went crosseyed. I never did see those and I don't see what you guys see in these pics. No put down, I'm sure its there, I just wish I could see it as well.

Michael

coinkat

There are afew that have "E" reverses and some are quite rare such as the 1889-0. I am aware of the 86-O, 91-O and I recall that there are others, including 1884.

DorkGirl

FrattLaw, look at the field in front of the lips. Those funny spikes that you see are impressions of the olive branch from the reverse die when it smashed into the obverse die. Do you see it now?

K6AZ

Perhaps this illustration from the VAM book will help those who don't see the clash in the images.

TonedCoinTrader

K6AZ,

Do you know what Vam I have? Looking at your Vam Book. 1887-P 1/887/7