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<p>[QUOTE="messydesk, post: 4098511, member: 1765"]It looks like VAM 27 is a reasonable attribution for this. There is too much wear to be able to see anything other than the date position and mint mark style. A few things to notice and learn from:</p><p>1. The mint mark position doesn't match the picture shown on VW.</p><p>2. Pictures not supplied by Leroy Van Allen are not necessarily correct, although the mint mark position on the coin shown is still in the normal position.</p><p>3. The specification not specifying a mint mark position implies it is in the normal position, which you can see defined on VW's "Attribution 101" page.</p><p>4. This VAM states that multiple die pairs may exist, which happens where there is a somewhat generic description such as that for VAM 27, but several dies may fit that description.</p><p>5. You need to look at pcgs.com/photograde and brush up on grading Morgan dollars. This coin has the details of a F15, not XF40.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="messydesk, post: 4098511, member: 1765"]It looks like VAM 27 is a reasonable attribution for this. There is too much wear to be able to see anything other than the date position and mint mark style. A few things to notice and learn from: 1. The mint mark position doesn't match the picture shown on VW. 2. Pictures not supplied by Leroy Van Allen are not necessarily correct, although the mint mark position on the coin shown is still in the normal position. 3. The specification not specifying a mint mark position implies it is in the normal position, which you can see defined on VW's "Attribution 101" page. 4. This VAM states that multiple die pairs may exist, which happens where there is a somewhat generic description such as that for VAM 27, but several dies may fit that description. 5. You need to look at pcgs.com/photograde and brush up on grading Morgan dollars. This coin has the details of a F15, not XF40.[/QUOTE]
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