Is this a known VAM for a CC Morgan?

I understand all that. I just don't know exactly what makes a filled device get stuck and then fall off. Weakness in the planchet right where it was struck? A really hard kick out of the chamber while it's still engaged with one die?

 

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If its a straight grade in holder I'd be suspicious, but I'd buy it out of curiosity if normal price. DM if you want me to buy it I'll crack it out and post pics.

 

It is struck as the filled fragment falls from the die face. What makes more than one strike is the compacted surface. A dry die filling will shatter. A greasy loose filling might stay for a few strikes.

 

This is a very interesting piece! Did you buy it? If not, I'd be interested in it.

 

So I was told where to find the Morgan in question. After looking over the other images in the auction and having a better look at the "star" in question, it is a Photoshoped image. The star on the neck is exactly the same as the star to the left of the date. It was simply mirrored. It appears to have been a clone stamp that was used to try and clean up the neck area. The star on the neck appears in no other images.

I hope no one on here purchased it. If someone did, I would be very curious as to how the actual coin appears in hand. I have a feeling a lot of image doctoring was done on this example.

 

At the least I guess this was another lesson in ebay photo antics. And explains why the seller wasn't advertising it. I really don't know why it was necessary as it looked decent with out needing the photoshop.

 

Feel free to post the sellers name on here. I'd like to know so i don't buy one of his high tech photo shopped coins.

If thats what he did than he's got it coming and I'd think you would be perfectly justified doing so.