I am, as many are, very interested in this repunched die variety. I have searched for the real story of how the O/CC came about and thought I would share this with other Morgan lovers. A bit long, but worth reading. Numismatic history: The Numismatist, November 1928, carried this article (excerpted here) by Will W. Neil of Baldwin, Kansas, a pharmacist whose hobby was numismatics; in particular, the collecting of silver dollars. At the time the coin described was not listed in catalogues and was relatively unknown: Mint Marks, Or What Have You?: edited - forum rules, copyright
Here's the link to the article, which is shown in QDB's silver dollar encyclopedia, which is available in its entirety, so it seems, on PCGS's website. http://www.pcgs.com/books/silver-dollars/Chapter15Listings-200.aspx
The article is wrong about the VAM 9 being "by far" the rarest. This was once thought to be the case, but it appears that VAM 7 and VAM 7A are just as difficult to find. Of course, if one also is into the contemporary counterfeits, then VAM 59 has them all beat handily.
Here is a shot of a VAM-9 1900-O/O/CC that I own. I like this VAM because of the nice far left O that can be seen. EDIT : I wrote VAM-9 , It is in fact a VAM-8 (thanks messydesk )
I just picked up one of these in XF at the coin show in Carson City last weekend. Thanks for the reading! I'll try and get pictures up in the next day or two. Right now I'm going through a new stash of Morgans and Peace I picked up a while ago. Gonna have to get rid of a few to fund a new car soon!
