Wanna see a cool die break on a 1884 CC Morgan *OBV Pic Added

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• options26 Posts: 1,431

  September 24, 2007 10:36PM

  Really nice looking coin. It's a VAM 7A which is an R6. The first 8 should be doubled and there should be a die gouge on the cheek as well.
  
  I grade it a G4 and I will pay full grey sheet for a G4.

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• UtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 25, 2007 3:48AM

  TTT, for the west coast folks

  I used to be somebody, now I'm just a coin collector.
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• nesvt Posts: 2,214

  September 25, 2007 3:57AM

  Very nice!!!
  VAM 7A
  discovered in October 2005 by...
  
  
  
  
  
  me.

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• Coxe Posts: 11,139 ✭

  September 25, 2007 4:00AM

  Yes, it is a 7A. The gouge on the cheek (actually behind the eye) is easily noticed and has likely been inappropriately responsible for a lower grade on some specimens, being confused with a gouge in the coin rather than in the die. Contrary to what at least used to be in the VAM update, that gouge is not a VAM-7A feature but exists in the VAM-7A parent as well.
  
  Leroy designated this as R-6. I hoarded a number of high grade ones and believe it is slightly less rare, though the key variety for the date. The highest I have is a PCGS 66 and the highest GSA is strapped by NGC as a 65. It is a cool VAM for an exceeedingly common BU date.

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