Interesting 1922-Peace Dollar Find Today VAM 2E EDS??

Rampage

I got bored, so I started looking through the ol' circulated bucket of Peace Dollars.

Last time I did this, I found a 1922-P VAM 2E with a partial (or incomplete, i.e. not as large as the Top 50 VAM) die break on the wing. Of course, the obverse die crack and die gouge were both present. This one grades AU I would guess.

Today, I find a 1922 PEace dollar with the diagnostic die crack and die gouge, but no die break on the wing. This one is just in fine shape.

So, this leads me to believe that I now have three states of this coin, EDS, MDS and LDS. The LDS being the one I found a few weeks ago in MS62/3, which has the very nice and large die break on the eagle's wing as shown in the Top 50 book.

Anyone want to express any opinions?

Thanks, Richard.

PS--I would take a picture, but the diagnostic die gouge does not show in it.

Hedger

Ever see a '22 with a die break through the crown on the obverse?

Rampage

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There are several different ones. Can you post a scan or picture?

Peaceman

Richard. Lot's of VAM collectors collect in "states" as you indicate. I'm very familiar with the 2E. Breaks for any VAM do very depending on how big the break was, how much of the die fell off, etc. It's very hard to find coins say in a 5 stage progression from EDS to LDS... It still shocks me some of the later die state coins out there. Here's a very late die state I've never seen.

So, you never know what you'll run into... .have fun.

Rampage

I love the coin in that link! That thing is huge. Congrats to whomever the buyer is.

I like having the different stages of this VAM 2E. I would not go out of my way to buy the earlier die states, but since I found them, I figured, why not.

You are correct--You never know what you will run in to.

I love this hobby.