Matching 1898-O Morgan VAMs
nesvt
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I just bought a roll of 1898-O UNC Morgans. I know there aren't many premium VAMs for that mint, but the roll looked nice and it was priced right. They were in a plastic tube. At the shop, I only checked out the last two on one end. Didn't have any gloves. I noticed the clash marks and die breaks were identical. Got home and looked closer. Ten of the 20 are from the same clashed dies. Five more are from another pair of clashed dies. The last five are unclashed. There are strong identifying marks besides the clashing to allow the grouping.
I'm trying to identify the VAM for the larger group. Looks like a near or very near date, the second 8 may be doubled, there is a clash line in the hairvee, there is a die scratch line under one tail feather. Also several die cracks on on both sides. I have ten matching coins.
The clash in the hairvee of the VAM-13A looks to be in a different place. Same for the 7A. Any ideas?
I'm trying to identify the VAM for the larger group. Looks like a near or very near date, the second 8 may be doubled, there is a clash line in the hairvee, there is a die scratch line under one tail feather. Also several die cracks on on both sides. I have ten matching coins.
The clash in the hairvee of the VAM-13A looks to be in a different place. Same for the 7A. Any ideas?
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