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Hi folks, I happened to stumble across this in my Morgan collection. It apears to be a die break and I can not find it listed in any vam litturature. Has anybody seen this before? I call her Fat Lip

 

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Not every coin with die cracks has a unique VAM number assigned for those cracks. Typically the break must be wider than simply the thin crack line, have significant displaced metal and be visible to the naked eye.

 

It looks like over polishing to me, see how there is a space between the lips too. The lower lip looks the right size, but the area right under the lip was polished away, making it look larger.

Here's a pic from another date for comparison:

 

Hi, Thanks for your reply. I'm not sure we are looking at the same thing. I am refering to the gap between the lips, the missing curl of the upper lip and the lower lip appears to be lower than an other examples i've seen.

 

Thanks for your reply. Yes... the gap between the lips is unusual. I am also looking at the curl missing from the upper lip and the lower lip dimensions seem off as well.

 

I believe all that is caused by the over polishing of the die. The space between the lips is definitely caused by over polishing, and I believe the lower lip only appears lower because of the over polishing in the areas around the lower lips.

 

Have you checked http://www.vamworld.com/ ? They are usually up to date on all VAMs.