Someone here sent me JUNK today...

richardshipp · October 1, 2009 10:56AM

... along with some other nice stuff. I guess it might be more PC to call it a "sail boat"

Oh... almost forgot... one of the coins he sent is all "cracked" on the reverse...

Thanks again... !!!

richardshipp · October 1, 2009 12:11PM

<< <i>Richard.
is that a big ole cud on the Morgan, if so how rare would that be? >>

No... there is a large die crack that runs from the rim above the N to the D of United. Then also from the rim at the D there is another crack that runs to the wreath.
At the bottom (pic doesn't show it too well) there is a crack from the rim left of the O in one to the second L of dollar.

I know this is nothing special but it this was a "silver for melt" purchase. Not all our coins can be "monsters". They don't have to be expensive to be interesting to me.... but maybe I'm a real geek

ziggy29 · October 1, 2009 12:13PM

<< <i>Richard.
is that a big ole cud on the Morgan, if so how rare would that be? >>

It's not a cud, but it's a rim-to-rim die crack which could, over time, develop into a cud.

richardshipp · October 1, 2009 12:25PM

Both Realone and another member prompted me to look this up as I really don't know Morgans and even less about VAMS.

A quick search of Vamworld and I found the coin for sure. It's called: 1898-P VAM-2B Closed 9, Retained Cud NITED

Here's the LINK to it.

From the crack to the rim the whole area is actually very slightly raised... it is a cud. The 9 on the obv is also closed and easy to see.

Wow... learn something new every day.

Thanks for prompting me to look closer.