Picked these up in a "junk box" yesterday. 1899-O VAM 6 micro o obverse 1921-P VAM 3F pitted reverse reverse 1921-P VAM 27A (I think) wide reeding obverse
The 1st one is the 1899-O micro o. For this year/mint, it's the wrong mint mark size. It's the one that goes on a quarter, not a dollar. The next one has a pitted reverse from rusted dies. It also has a large die gouge through the eagle's wing. It's another diagnostic to identify the VAM... there are many 21-P pitted reverse varieties. Doug has a great explanation here.
That 3F is tough to find - it's almost impossible to see in photographs. I had to send all the way to China for mine.
I've got a few of them. Kinda lost interest when I started focusing on Capped Bust Halves. Here are c couple of Peace VAMs. B
Hey Bonedigger, I like that 1923! Which VAM is that? Oddly enough, I stopped at the same place again today. Did another search. Found another 1899-O micro O, another 1921-P 3F pitted reverse, another 1921-P wide reeding, and a 1923-P 1F chinbar, and a 1925-P 5 missing ray.
Sorry for not getting back to you faster. I've been told it's a 1923 -P, 1U http://www.ashmore.com/vamupdate/92-Dec2005Flisting.htm Personally, I think it's a one 1923-P, 1G http://68.209.172.223/vamupdate/index.htm Both are pretty good Take Care B
Your 23-P does seem to match the 1G image on the ashmore site. It even has that darker area above and below the D. I like it!
