I got these for my B-day from my grandpa. Check'em NGC MS-64 1937 Mercury (obverse looks better in hand): 1922 D Peace Dollar, with HUGE Die Crack running from the R in LIBERT to V in TRVST. He got this in Branson. For knowing hardly nothing about coins, he got a sweet cherry pick (not sure if it is a VAM, or if is even worth any more, but it is sweet).: This one was owned by my grandma, who passed away when I was 8. He gave it to me today, and it something I did not know she even had. It is very cool although I am not sure if it was actually minted by the gov't. That is besides the point, it is special, and will be with a few coins I actually put away in my collection permanetly.: stainless
Is it possible to have more than one VAM on a coin? I see a Die Break on the obverse from R in LIBERTY to the V in TRVST Another obverse die break in the middle on the Y in LIBERTY One on the Reverse, top of M in AMERICA stainless
The VAM designation is determined by the actual die combination used in striking the coin. SO every coin only has one VAM designation, but the die state can change, with breaks, etc. developing along the way, but these don't change the VAM number. They can be used for verification of die states. Jim
Stainless, I was a little too brief above. Even though it is correct about the VAM number designation, often suffix letters are used to indicate what is basically the visible stage differences, so a VAM 1 , can be also listed as VAM1a ( certain die crack for example), VAM1b ( add a second gouge for example), etc. to further differentiate the coin. Jim
