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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 4522651, member: 77413&quot;]I have finally won <a href="https://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=132019&amp;lotNo=21990" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=132019&amp;lotNo=21990" rel="nofollow">an auction at Heritage</a>. When they open a new session I put in a number of low bids, both in hopes that the item will be overlooked, and to flag it in my bids list so I can see what it really sells for. I am usually outbid by a ten to one ratio.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the midst of their flurry of Morgan offerings was this 1896 MS65. I saw a batch of 65’s recently at my LCS. They were all ugly with splotches, dark uneven toning, and other unsightly issues. And so many of the nice 65’s have marks all over the cheek. I liked this one because it showed no issues and the cheek was delightfully clean of distractions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe this time I really did sneak away with one. My bid was still under $100 for the win.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edited: There is an annular die crack that ties together all the letters on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edited 2: This appears to be a <a href="http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1896-P_VAM-6B" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1896-P_VAM-6B" rel="nofollow">VAM 6B</a>, which was just attributed June 5, 2019. The reverse die cracks match the photos exactly. VAM-ophiles, what do you think?</p><p><br /></p><p>Edited 3: There is also a dent at the inside of the wing to the left of the eagle’s neck. In fact, it looks like there is a planchet flaw there which left a depression after striking, but it also looks like there is an additional straight-line dent that straddles both the edge of the wing and the left part of the field. Does this look like a struck-through?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1120403[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1120405[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1120407[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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