1882-O/S Morgan VAM-4/5?

Howdy peeps,

I cherry picked a 1882-O Morgan on Ebay with what appeared to be a O/S mint mark but now I've been trying to figure out if it is a O/S and/or if it is a known VAM or not? :goofer:







One of the things I first noticed about this are the bubbles on the eagle, which, for the most part, would out it as a counterfeit but some of the 82's were made from rusted dies and the bubbles are evidence of this being struck from rusted dies and thus, it is authentic.

http://www.vamworld.com/1882-O+VAM-4

http://www.vamworld.com/1882-O+VAM-5

If anyone wants to takes a stab at figuring out the VAM, go fer it! hya: But note the die cracks on both sides. :kewl:

Ribbit

 

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Here's one more pic of the mint mark. :kewl:

Ribbit

 

I would say the Vam 4, the S looks recessed, not broken like in Vam 5. Nice find!

 

I agree.

 

I dipped it to clean/remove the crud out of the devices. :eating:






Now it's easier to see the details and I agree that it's a VAM-4 but I'm surprised they don't discuss the die chips/cracks on VamWorld. :goofer:

Ribbit

 

Vam-4 !!