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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gronnh20, post: 3594556, member: 73224&quot;]I purchased a Morgan dollar on eBay because it was cheap and looked correct for the grade.&nbsp; I buy Morgan dollars when I can get them for well less than book value.&nbsp; I am by no means collecting them to attribute VAMs.&nbsp; When I got the coin I could clearly see the clash marks on the obverse and reverse.&nbsp; I had purchased another Morgan that was attributed on the label.&nbsp; I was looking at the VAM website about that coin when I decided to look up my brand new purchase.&nbsp; Surely with the clash marks it wouldn&#039;t be that difficult to attribute.&nbsp; Sort of.</p><p><br /></p><p>At this point I know nothing of Top100 clashed die Morgans, Hot List 40, or whatever other Top List there was for Morgan dollars.&nbsp; I just want to put a VAM to the coin.&nbsp; I came to the conclusion my new coin matches VAM 32A.&nbsp; Almost.&nbsp; I don&#039;t need the coin attributed.&nbsp; The coin does not show every mark or clash for that matter.&nbsp; But, there is enough of the clashes on the coin to be in the ballpark of VAM 32A.&nbsp; Here is what I want to know, are there early die states of VAM attribution or does that constitute another VAM number?&nbsp; I am not really clear on that part of it.&nbsp; One of the markers I cannot see is a die gouge in the left wing(looking at the coin).&nbsp; That is my question.&nbsp; Do early die states of a VAM that could be missing a later stage die marker constitute the same VAM number?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the picture of the coin.&nbsp; No coin thread should be without pics.&nbsp; My pics are not good enough to see all of the clashes.&nbsp; For everyone that has read this far, the VAM 32A attribution for 1880 is an R7+.&nbsp;&nbsp; Rare is rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]960885[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]960886[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]960887[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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