1902 S Morgan Dollar Expert help needed Doubled Die Arrow's Blade ....Thanks.

pinealbany

I was looking at the album where this Morgan was inserted and I just noticed something. The bottom arrow's blade is Doubled (see picture)?. Has anybody ever seen a Morgan like this? Today is the first time that this Morgan ever left the album. Also, opinions on the coin and the grade is greatly appreciated!!





NEW PICTURE FOR BLADE'S DOUBLED.

coinkat

AU58 GRADE. I have not seen this before but I have not actually looked for it. Terrific coin it has a nicer look than many that might grade higher

pinealbany

Anybody?

DorkGirl

Looks like VAM 3, 5, or 6, depending on what else is doubled.

There are no Hot 50 or Top 100 1902-S's and the 3 VAMs I just mentioned are R-3's, very common.

But this will TTT the thread and maybe someone else will see something I missed.

Coxe

I sent my 1902-S to Leroy in my first box last Spring. The upper left wing (right side to viewers like us) is doubled. I noted the back of the arrow, but it looked a lot more like a featherish chip along the edge under a loupe. It may bave been polished that way as mine is a prooflike. The obverse is different from yours, as I have a filled 2; but it is not at all uncommon to have various pairings of the dies. Leroy didn't want to make a new attribution on mine. (I thought it was silly as the wing doubling is on par with the 1900 VAM-11 and VAM-24.)

edited to add>> Oh right, now I remember. Leroy correctly assessed mine as VAM-7 which I, for some odd reason, overlooked. Yours might be VAM-5.

pinealbany

NEW PICTURE FOR BLADE'S DOUBLED.

Coxe

To answer your original question again, yes, this is common for that date. Four out of the six identified and discriminated reverses for the date are C4/C3, which include this feature among other natural doublings like the olive on the branch.

Do you have a VAM book? If not, you might find it something interesting to have.

pinealbany

Thanks Coxe!