Are there any VAMs for a 1926-S Peace Dollar?

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• greghansen Posts: 4,301 ✭✭✭

  November 28, 2006 3:24PM

  The two varieties listed in the Top 50 Peace VAM book are the 'Dot' Variety (VAM-4) and a Doubled Reverse (VAM-5). the Dot variety features a small circular lump of metal on the reverse under the leafs near the eagle's claw. Picture of that variety follows.
  

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• JWite Posts: 32

  November 28, 2006 10:14PM

  Thanks for your help, Greg.
  
  There is no 'dot' in the area that you have specified. I am not a vammer or anything, but the only thing that I see is a clash mark on the reverse (I believe it is the back of Liberty's neck on the obverse) and what looks like a faint die gouge in the rays (about 1 or 2 cm to the right of the 'dot' you showed) .
  
  Thank you!

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• Bruceswar Posts: 2,869

  November 28, 2006 10:18PM

  I see the dot. It is under the 2nd left from the left. Its rather big.

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• Coxe Posts: 11,139 ✭

  November 28, 2006 10:51PM

  
  
  << <i>Thanks for your help, Greg.
  
  There is no 'dot' in the area that you have specified. I am not a vammer or anything, but the only thing that I see is a clash mark on the reverse (I believe it is the back of Liberty's neck on the obverse) and what looks like a faint die gouge in the rays (about 1 or 2 cm to the right of the 'dot' you showed) .
  
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  That one gets a lot of people who don't do VAMs. Congrats on figuring out it is just a clash and not a significant gouge. You migh also see a spike up from the eagle's shoulder.
  

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• Peaceman Posts: 5,098

  November 28, 2006 10:58PM

  Here's a 1926-S VAM 5 (double reverse) as well that is in the top 50. Easiest way to locate this one is the doubling to the right of the two top leaves. A very hard coin in 63+
  

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• JWite Posts: 32

  November 28, 2006 11:15PM

  After looking at the pictures and the info that you have provided, my Peace is not a VAM-4 or VAM-5.
  
  Thanks for your help, everyone!!

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• greghansen Posts: 4,301 ✭✭✭

  November 29, 2006 12:45AM

  That's the best image I've seen of the 1926-S DDR VAM-5. Nice Pick Up Point neatly illustrated.

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• Peaceman Posts: 5,098

  November 29, 2006 1:04AM

  This is actually Randy's PCGS MS-64 coin that he won in a Heritage auction. I just imaged off of Heritage's archives. It's the only coin I haven't photographed in hand... why.... because I can't find one...

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