1902 O Morgan die crack??

96eagle

My local coin dealer said this is common for the 1902 O. He offered to buy it. Why would he want it, if it's common?? I took a tooth pick, and ever so lightly picked it. It is absolutely, raised above the surface of the coin. Sorry for the horrible pic. The gouge or crack runs from the D in United, through the tip of the wing, and through the S, T, and A in States.


96eagle

Bochiman

Oh, it IS a die crack .....that can be told by the pics
Not sure of worth or rarity.....not finding it in my 4th edition VAM book....

I do see a lot of the 1902-O VAMs are doubled on the reverse...with the pic, I don't see that but it is hard to tell from a pic sometimes.
Is that an extra olive on the branch by the eagle's right foot? (his right, not our right)

For the die crack/VAM, that will have to be one of the VAM experts

96eagle

Not sure about the extra olive? How can I tell??

96eagle

I just noticed that the obverse has a light die crack running from the L to the U in Pluribus, on the top of the lettering. I'm a novice, so this is exciting for me to find a die crack. The pic doesn't do the crack justice.

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Bochiman

<< <i>Not sure about the extra olive? How can I tell?? >>



Take a close look at it and compare to another 1902-O reverse (or another morgan).

There are quite a few VAMmers here, so if no reply tonight (because they are all old and go to bed early ), then TTT tomorrow.

96eagle

Bochiman, looks the same as an 1880 s

96eagle

Coxe

Peripheral legend cracks are quite common and not of any particular interest, though may help attribute a coin if you have another attributed one with the identical cracks. The C4/C3 reverses (double olives) are also common. I was thinking this is just a VAM-16 possibly. The mintmark is high and right, but perhaps too far right for that variety. The date is slightly near, left of the normal position, with a closed 9 and possibly a filled base of the 2.

96eagle

I don't have another VAM Morgan, infact I only have 2 other Morgans. So this coin is only worth melt??