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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nesvt, post: 100184, member: 1749&quot;]I never get tired of looking at Morgans!</p><p><br /></p><p>If those were clash marks, it would be from the wreath on the reverse.&nbsp; The curve doesn&#039;t seem to match though.&nbsp; I agree with Becky about slide marks and toning.&nbsp; If the dies had rotated at any degree, the arrows still wouldn&#039;t protrude enough to go in front of Liberty&#039;s face.&nbsp; They would be on her face, and not in front.</p><p><br /></p><p>The marks on the star and in other areas are die gouges/scracthes.&nbsp; They may also be from threads on the master die or hub when the working die was made.&nbsp; Leroy Van Allen won&#039;t give new VAM designations for this type of characteristic, but he does use them as die markers.&nbsp; I got a package from him last week with a new VAM discovery.&nbsp; 1902-O VAM 50 was identified with a die gouge at the base of the 2 and an unknown reverse die.&nbsp; The coin has similar thread-like impressions, but it&#039;s only being used as a die marker. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you think you might have enough for a new discovery and/or sub-variety of the VAM 20, you can always send him the coin.&nbsp; You just have to include funds for the return S&amp;H&amp;I.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.gmavt.net/~nesvt/1902O_50_2.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="http://www.gmavt.net/~nesvt/1902O_50_1.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gmavt.net/~nesvt/1902O_50_1.JPG" rel="nofollow">pic2</a> </p><p><a href="http://www.gmavt.net/~nesvt/1902O_50_3.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gmavt.net/~nesvt/1902O_50_3.JPG" rel="nofollow">pic3</a> </p><p><a href="http://www.gmavt.net/~nesvt/VAM_TEXT_20051222.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gmavt.net/~nesvt/VAM_TEXT_20051222.JPG" rel="nofollow">text</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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