1921 morgan wide reeding, vam or error?

blu62vette

Today at a show I saw a 1921 PCGS 63 wide reed coin so I bought it. The coin is labeled mint error and the coin number is E7296.63. Coin 7296 is a plain 1921 morgan. The wide reed has it's own number 133969. Why would mine be called an error? Was this a different way to slab it, perhaps an error slab is cheaper that to attribute the VAM but if wide reed has it's own number why wouldnt someone get that? If it helps the coin is a VAM 13A, though not noted on the holder in any way.

coinman420

it may have been submitted under a different service level other than error service level. notice the E on this one i sent in. sent it in on my 8 coin free voucher a few years back. also notice the label is different than most exp rinses as my label does not say "anti-tarnishing agent".

DennisH

My guess is when the coin was graded as an error it was before PCGS greatly expanded its VAM attributions. (May not be right, but at least that explains it.)

Another explanation is, I believe the combined cost of an Economy grading and VAM attribution has always been more than what an Error grading costs.

blu62vette

<< <i>Another explanation is, I believe the combined cost of an Economy grading and VAM attribution has always been more than what an Error grading costs. >>



This is my guess too.....

WoodenJefferson

The wide or infrequent reeding may very well have been an experimental type collar and not considered an error at all. The acceptability, whether recognized or not at the time of striking precludes the normal error factor in this particular case. Sure it could be argued that it is indeed and error, historians just don’t know what really took place with this 1921 coin.

Nice PU no matter what the holder refers to it as.

blu62vette

I got it added in my inventory and doesnt count for any sets. Time for a reholder....

BECOKA

<< <i>I got it added in my inventory and doesnt count for any sets. Time for a reholder.... >>



The only way to add an error coin into the registry is in a showcase, they for some reason will not count them in a normal competative registry.

As far as the coin number, they started putting the E on for minor errors and putting the seperate coin number on for major errors at least that was the explanation I got when I contacted BJ.

RWB

As WJ noted, there is no information of any kind about why a collar with different reeding was used for some 1921 dollars. Nearly all of the coining dept records have been lost or destroyed. Experimental pieces would not have been produced in such large quantities. With only one engraver and no assistants at the mint in 1921, it might have been a machinist’s error.

Whatever they are, have fun with the hobby.

messydesk

<< <i>I got it added in my inventory and doesnt count for any sets. Time for a reholder.... >>


At which time they'll gig you for the VAM fee.