First Peace Dollar 1921-How did I do?

Is there a die gouge below the L in Pluribus? Or just the picture making it look like one? Not listed so, A new VAM?

 

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Much better strike than usual. Lots of luster. I’d keep it for now until you find an upgrade as I think even for the strong price you’ll ge out even or ahead. I see an awful lot of 21 peace dollars that are plain ugly

 

Uh there is a small gouge in the coin but I don't know how to tell if it a die gouge or something else caused it.

Thanks for your input! I agree I've seen a lot of ugly 1921's

 

I believe a mark on a coin caused by a gouge/scratch in a die shows on the coin as a raised mark whereas a gouge/scratch/damage to the coin after minting shows as a depression (possibly also creating a raised area due to movement of metal but always creating a depressed area).

 

Sorry, the picture I looked at made it look like a die gouge, which would have caused an elevated metal deposit on the coin, not a mark in the coin. One of the other pictures made it clear it's a bag mark.

 

Yes it is a depression. Thanks for the clarification. Learned something new!

 

Well I regret to inform you all I will be returning this coin. There was so much I liked about it but the more I look at it, all I can see is the rinse spotting popping out at me. It just bugs me and I can't seem to overlook it and the more I look at it the more that in particular pops out above everything else. Thank you all for chiming in and helping me see the spotting on it. It will make me extra aware for the next one I hunt down. Just seeing one in person I feel like has been very educational.