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<p>[QUOTE="messydesk, post: 4387106, member: 1765"]Alignment is off by maybe 5° or so. Well within tolerance.</p><p><br /></p><p>1921-D Morgans are famous for die cracks and breaks. In 2003, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Joyce" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Joyce" rel="nofollow">Rob Joyce</a> wrote a book, <i>Fun with 1921</i>, that explored known die breaks on 1921-D Morgans. This work put die breaks on the VAM map, and eventually led to the creation of VAMWorld in 2006, when he decided he couldn't keep up with new information fast enough to be able to update his book.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding your coin, I can't match the cracks with anything in the 21-D crack guide on VAMWorld, but that doesn't mean it's a new variety. Many of these are listed for "scribbling scratches" in the overpolished area above the eagle's right (viewer's left) foot. Chances are pretty good you'll find a match there, but it can be a tedious slog if you don't have a microscope.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="messydesk, post: 4387106, member: 1765"]Alignment is off by maybe 5° or so. Well within tolerance. 1921-D Morgans are famous for die cracks and breaks. In 2003, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Joyce']Rob Joyce[/URL] wrote a book, [I]Fun with 1921[/I], that explored known die breaks on 1921-D Morgans. This work put die breaks on the VAM map, and eventually led to the creation of VAMWorld in 2006, when he decided he couldn't keep up with new information fast enough to be able to update his book. Regarding your coin, I can't match the cracks with anything in the 21-D crack guide on VAMWorld, but that doesn't mean it's a new variety. Many of these are listed for "scribbling scratches" in the overpolished area above the eagle's right (viewer's left) foot. Chances are pretty good you'll find a match there, but it can be a tedious slog if you don't have a microscope.[/QUOTE]
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