1890-P Morgan - Doubled letters but no VAM?

Prethen

I have an 1890-P in circulated condition and I noticed the "LL" and "ERICA" on the reverse is slightly doubled towards the rim. I don't see a corresponding VAM for this, even in the newest VAM finds. I doubt I discovered anything special enough to be considered a new VAM. Any idea of what I have? Is it worthy of noting?

LanLord

Any chance that these are just machine (strike) doubling?

Prethen

I cannot be 100% sure because I'm no expert at it. But, I was under the impression that machine doubling would show more of the devices being doubled then just select areas like the reverse motto and denomination. The type of doubling I'm seeing seems to be pretty typical of many of the VAM varieties of die doubling. Maybe I'm wrong.

DorkGirl

Can you post some pictures? That would help a lot

Prethen

I did some high resolution scans that didn't come out too well (I don't have a digital camera yet ). The only thing the scan showed well enough was the doubled "LL". I don't have access to the scans right now, but I can post them tonight or tomorrow after I get home from work.

Wolf359

Check your coin against other 1890 VAMs. Just because 'LL' is doubled, doesn't mean the vam is unknown. Many times they recorded one unique feature for a vam, the rest isn't in the description.

Prethen

<< <i>Check your coin against other 1890 VAMs. Just because 'LL' is doubled, doesn't mean the vam is unknown. Many times they recorded one unique feature for a vam, the rest isn't in the description. >>



I did try to do just such a check and came up empty. Nothing really was a near-match, that's why I'm a bit perplexed.