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Message:: [QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1399737, member: 24633"]The clashes you see are common ones that do not warrant attribution in, and of, themselves. The spike on Liberty's neck is from the edge of the eagle's right wing (viewer's left), and the clash between the eagle's wing and the righthand wreath is from the "cap vee" on the obverse. There are other common clashes that are sometimes found such as the tips of the leaves along Liberty's chin, lips & nose and Liberty's profile between the eagle's wing and the lefthand wreath, but none of these warrant attribution either. The clashes that do warrant attribution are the "n" and/or "G" of IGWT along Liberty's neck below the spike you mentioned or the "s" and/or "t" of "Trust" in the hair vee above the date. There are a couple of other "letter transfers" which also occur, but the two I've mentioned are the most frequent. As for the date, beginning in 1880, it was punched into the working dies using a 2-, 4- or sometimes a single-digit logotype, which probably accounts for the "4" being a little high. I even has some specimens where the third digit is higher than the other three. Your photos aren't sufficient to determine which VAM you have, and since you have the coin in hand, it should be much easier for you to narrow the search by eliminating those listings that mention characteristics not found on your coin. Chris[/QUOTE]