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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 896902, member: 24633"]First of all, every Morgan is a VAM. A normal coin for each date/mm is usually VAM-1. I only mentioned the VAM-10 because I wanted to illustrate the slanted date. As a rule, I don't try to identify specific VAM's from photos. My eyes just aren't that good any more.</p><p> </p><p>I think what jello was referring to was the slanted date with the "1" closer to the denticles and the last "8" being farther away from the denticles. This was due to the logotype being improperly aligned when the date was punched into the working die.</p><p> </p><p>I'm not completely sure what you are referring to when you speak of the shadows, but if you mean the lighter area beneath the last two 8's in the date, that is an artifact of the toning and has nothing to do with the positioning of the date.</p><p> </p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 896902, member: 24633"]First of all, every Morgan is a VAM. A normal coin for each date/mm is usually VAM-1. I only mentioned the VAM-10 because I wanted to illustrate the slanted date. As a rule, I don't try to identify specific VAM's from photos. My eyes just aren't that good any more. I think what jello was referring to was the slanted date with the "1" closer to the denticles and the last "8" being farther away from the denticles. This was due to the logotype being improperly aligned when the date was punched into the working die. I'm not completely sure what you are referring to when you speak of the shadows, but if you mean the lighter area beneath the last two 8's in the date, that is an artifact of the toning and has nothing to do with the positioning of the date. Chris[/QUOTE]
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