The ultimate challenge is putting together the entire die progression of 11 die stages. The EDS are collectible, but have very little premium, if any. H2 seems to be the most common in my experience. H7 is actually quite rare.
@messydesk said:
The ultimate challenge is putting together the entire die progression of 11 die stages. The EDS are collectible, but have very little premium, if any. H2 seems to be the most common in my experience. H7 is actually quite rare.
I thought there were 10, H1 to H10, what would the 11th be?
Thanks
Ahh yes the H-11 "two-face cause the scare didn't heal all that well" scarface variety...for only a couple thousand dollars more, U.S., you can have almost 2 coins for the price of 100
@messydesk said:
The ultimate challenge is putting together the entire die progression of 11 die stages. The EDS are collectible, but have very little premium, if any. H2 seems to be the most common in my experience. H7 is actually quite rare.
I thought there were 10, H1 to H10, what would the 11th be?
Thanks
H0, earliest die stage with no crack on obverse, gouge through AMERICA on reverse.
@afford said:
Thanks for the help John.... Case in point, Vam World has no info on the H0 but has excellent info on H1-H10.
H0 is cataloged as VAM 1B0. I see that the page for that doesn't mention the H0 stage by that name. I'll fix that.
Too bad there are so many VAMS that therein lies the problem imho, overkill.
The lists like the Top 100 were made to focus collectors on a more manageable set of coins that would be enjoyable to collect without being overcome by thousands of nothing varieties. I recommend people start by looking at and for these coins, and then discovering other areas of interest. The Whitman Guide Book of Morgan Dollars is no help in this respect, as it doesn't do a very good (nor in many cases a very accurate) job at noting the "variety landscape" for each date and mint.
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The ultimate challenge is putting together the entire die progression of 11 die stages. The EDS are collectible, but have very little premium, if any. H2 seems to be the most common in my experience. H7 is actually quite rare.
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Ahh yes the H-11 "two-face cause the scare didn't heal all that well" scarface variety...for only a couple thousand dollars more, U.S., you can have almost 2 coins for the price of 100
Yuge....
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H0, earliest die stage with no crack on obverse, gouge through AMERICA on reverse.
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with only a few of these around I would count myself luck to have. Congrats
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H0 is cataloged as VAM 1B0. I see that the page for that doesn't mention the H0 stage by that name. I'll fix that.
The lists like the Top 100 were made to focus collectors on a more manageable set of coins that would be enjoyable to collect without being overcome by thousands of nothing varieties. I recommend people start by looking at and for these coins, and then discovering other areas of interest. The Whitman Guide Book of Morgan Dollars is no help in this respect, as it doesn't do a very good (nor in many cases a very accurate) job at noting the "variety landscape" for each date and mint.
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution