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<p>[QUOTE="Jim K, post: 2929037, member: 91282"]Here is a link from some nice person who posted a really great photo of the two varieties of mintmarks. Small or Micro D versus a large or medium D........</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Mre7T6eE&id=E6BBDAEE79AE376F685D7494FD9076CABE21C110&thid=OIP.Mre7T6eEFB-Uj7GvxyAlAQFhCw&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cointalk.com%2fproxy.php%3fimage%3dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcaimages.collectors.com%252Fcoinimages%252F24932%252F02898761%252Fimage.jpg%26hash%3daa5f8b6bd8167ec8727cef61d8edf543&exph=400&expw=800&q=1934+d+peace+dollar+normal+die+photo&simid=607999820089263837&selectedIndex=47&ajaxhist=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Mre7T6eE&id=E6BBDAEE79AE376F685D7494FD9076CABE21C110&thid=OIP.Mre7T6eEFB-Uj7GvxyAlAQFhCw&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cointalk.com%2fproxy.php%3fimage%3dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcaimages.collectors.com%252Fcoinimages%252F24932%252F02898761%252Fimage.jpg%26hash%3daa5f8b6bd8167ec8727cef61d8edf543&exph=400&expw=800&q=1934+d+peace+dollar+normal+die+photo&simid=607999820089263837&selectedIndex=47&ajaxhist=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Mre7T6eE&id=E6BBDAEE79AE376F685D7494FD9076CABE21C110&thid=OIP.Mre7T6eEFB-Uj7GvxyAlAQFhCw&mediaurl=https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fcaimages.collectors.com%2Fcoinimages%2F24932%2F02898761%2Fimage.jpg&hash=aa5f8b6bd8167ec8727cef61d8edf543&exph=400&expw=800&q=1934+d+peace+dollar+normal+die+photo&simid=607999820089263837&selectedIndex=47&ajaxhist=0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>What you have appears to be a medium (or as some say) large D.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now perhaps someone out there can help me with a similar issue. I have several 1934-D peace dollars. There are basically two types of large (medium) D mintmarks that were issued. One being a filled D and the other being a clear, or unfilled D mintmark.</p><p><br /></p><p>The large/medium D mintmark is designated as a Vam-2 being a normal die, medium D, however Vamworld does not differentiate between the filled and unfilled D. The picture they have of the normal die shows a medium unfilled (or clear) D mintmark. Don't you think they should also have a VAM for the filled D mintmark (normal die)? They do show a few VAM's with a filled D but they all have other attributes, like a double die right, or something. </p><p><br /></p><p>It seems to me that there should be a listing for both types of medium D mintmarks. One for a normal die clear (or unfilled D) and one for a normal die filled D mintmark.</p><p><br /></p><p>I mean each 1934-D peace dollar has a VAM designation, except the filled and unfilled medium D mintmarks. Perhaps someone knows how to contact someone from Vamworld to point this out? I would appreciate that information.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just for the record, I know of no examples of a filled micro D mintmark, so one of the posts here is correct when they say a filled D is a medium or large D. Check the link I provided to check your mintmarks as the medium D is actually defined by the size and position of the mintmark, not whether it is filled or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>One last thing I should clarify. Just as some coin graders call the mintmark large, others call it a medium. Just as some graders call the original mintmark small, and some call it micro. There are only two different mintmarks. The original being a small or micro D, and the later pressings being a medium or large D. The story I heard is that the mintmark was changed from small to large (or micro to medium) as someone in power felt the original mintmark was too small; and had it changed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me know what you folks all think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jim K, post: 2929037, member: 91282"]Here is a link from some nice person who posted a really great photo of the two varieties of mintmarks. Small or Micro D versus a large or medium D........ [url]https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Mre7T6eE&id=E6BBDAEE79AE376F685D7494FD9076CABE21C110&thid=OIP.Mre7T6eEFB-Uj7GvxyAlAQFhCw&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cointalk.com%2fproxy.php%3fimage%3dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcaimages.collectors.com%252Fcoinimages%252F24932%252F02898761%252Fimage.jpg%26hash%3daa5f8b6bd8167ec8727cef61d8edf543&exph=400&expw=800&q=1934+d+peace+dollar+normal+die+photo&simid=607999820089263837&selectedIndex=47&ajaxhist=0[/url] What you have appears to be a medium (or as some say) large D. Now perhaps someone out there can help me with a similar issue. I have several 1934-D peace dollars. There are basically two types of large (medium) D mintmarks that were issued. One being a filled D and the other being a clear, or unfilled D mintmark. The large/medium D mintmark is designated as a Vam-2 being a normal die, medium D, however Vamworld does not differentiate between the filled and unfilled D. The picture they have of the normal die shows a medium unfilled (or clear) D mintmark. Don't you think they should also have a VAM for the filled D mintmark (normal die)? They do show a few VAM's with a filled D but they all have other attributes, like a double die right, or something. It seems to me that there should be a listing for both types of medium D mintmarks. One for a normal die clear (or unfilled D) and one for a normal die filled D mintmark. I mean each 1934-D peace dollar has a VAM designation, except the filled and unfilled medium D mintmarks. Perhaps someone knows how to contact someone from Vamworld to point this out? I would appreciate that information. Just for the record, I know of no examples of a filled micro D mintmark, so one of the posts here is correct when they say a filled D is a medium or large D. Check the link I provided to check your mintmarks as the medium D is actually defined by the size and position of the mintmark, not whether it is filled or not. One last thing I should clarify. Just as some coin graders call the mintmark large, others call it a medium. Just as some graders call the original mintmark small, and some call it micro. There are only two different mintmarks. The original being a small or micro D, and the later pressings being a medium or large D. The story I heard is that the mintmark was changed from small to large (or micro to medium) as someone in power felt the original mintmark was too small; and had it changed. Let me know what you folks all think.[/QUOTE]
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