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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 3878583, member: 13307"]Good evening everyone -</p><p><br /></p><p>I have this 1904 O Morgan Dollar with some serious clashing on both obverse and reverse. Problem is, I can't seem to match it exactlyto a VAM:</p><p><br /></p><p>Started with VAM-4B</p><p><a href="http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1904-O_VAM-4B" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1904-O_VAM-4B" rel="nofollow">VAM-4B Rusty Fish Hook</a></p><p><br /></p><p>My coin:</p><p>*<b>does</b> have the severe clashing around the lips and neck</p><p>*does have strong clashing on the reverse by IN</p><p>*does have strong clashing by the viewer's left wreath</p><p>*<b>doesn't</b> have the Spiked 1 in the date</p><p>*doesn't have the doubled 9 in the date</p><p>*doesn't have the filled 4 in the date</p><p>*doesn't have the clash by the hair's edge</p><p>*doesn't have an obvious rim cud by PLURIBUS (which 4B doesn't have to have)</p><p>*doesn't have the die polish lines in the eagle's wings</p><p>*the reverse pitting by DOLLAR doesn't match my coin (honestly, my coin looks more like pitting from PVC damage, not raised bumps)</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I moved on to 35B:</p><p><a href="http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1904-O_VAM-35B" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1904-O_VAM-35B" rel="nofollow">VAM-35B</a></p><p><br /></p><p>My coin:</p><p>*<b>does</b> have the matching die cracks around the date, bridge of nose (along with clashing), and eagle's right wing</p><p><b>BUT</b></p><p>*<b>doesn't</b> have the parallel die gouges above A in DOLLAR, which is the primary die marker</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I checked VAM 35A</p><p><a href="http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1904-O_VAM-35A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1904-O_VAM-35A" rel="nofollow">VAM-35A</a></p><p><br /></p><p>My coin:</p><p>*<b>does</b> seem to match all the clashes shown</p><p>*<b>doesn't</b> have the rim cud by PLURIBUS</p><p><br /></p><p>So, which VAM is my coin? Can anyone help? I feel like I've looked around a lot and maybe am at the point where someone more experienced could help out. THANKS!</p><p><br /></p><p>I've taken LOTS of pictures, here are some IMGUR links:</p><p><br /></p><p>Whole coin:</p><p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Wj3tiTJ.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://i.imgur.com/Wj3tiTJ.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Wj3tiTJ.jpg</a></p><p>Profile:</p><p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Vpq2PB2.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://i.imgur.com/Vpq2PB2.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Vpq2PB2.png</a></p><p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/FE6XJAs.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://i.imgur.com/FE6XJAs.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/FE6XJAs.png</a></p><p>Neck:</p><p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/djuhBtA.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://i.imgur.com/djuhBtA.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/djuhBtA.png</a></p><p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ztBW26g.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://i.imgur.com/ztBW26g.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/ztBW26g.png</a></p><p>Cap:</p><p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Oi8PEJp.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://i.imgur.com/Oi8PEJp.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Oi8PEJp.png</a></p><p>Date:</p><p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/khobkii.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://i.imgur.com/khobkii.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/khobkii.png</a></p><p>PLURIBUS:</p><p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/DbY6nst.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://i.imgur.com/DbY6nst.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/DbY6nst.png</a></p><p>IN:</p><p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/9w1RNyG.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://i.imgur.com/9w1RNyG.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/9w1RNyG.png</a></p><p>Branches:</p><p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/OVrMrEL.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://i.imgur.com/OVrMrEL.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/OVrMrEL.png</a></p><p>DOLLAR:</p><p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/puDV6XU.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://i.imgur.com/puDV6XU.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/puDV6XU.png</a></p><p>Arrow Tips:</p><p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/XQUlBne.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://i.imgur.com/XQUlBne.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/XQUlBne.png</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 3878583, member: 13307"]Good evening everyone - I have this 1904 O Morgan Dollar with some serious clashing on both obverse and reverse. Problem is, I can't seem to match it exactlyto a VAM: Started with VAM-4B [URL='http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1904-O_VAM-4B']VAM-4B Rusty Fish Hook[/URL] My coin: *[B]does[/B] have the severe clashing around the lips and neck *does have strong clashing on the reverse by IN *does have strong clashing by the viewer's left wreath *[B]doesn't[/B] have the Spiked 1 in the date *doesn't have the doubled 9 in the date *doesn't have the filled 4 in the date *doesn't have the clash by the hair's edge *doesn't have an obvious rim cud by PLURIBUS (which 4B doesn't have to have) *doesn't have the die polish lines in the eagle's wings *the reverse pitting by DOLLAR doesn't match my coin (honestly, my coin looks more like pitting from PVC damage, not raised bumps) So, I moved on to 35B: [URL='http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1904-O_VAM-35B']VAM-35B[/URL] My coin: *[B]does[/B] have the matching die cracks around the date, bridge of nose (along with clashing), and eagle's right wing [B]BUT[/B] *[B]doesn't[/B] have the parallel die gouges above A in DOLLAR, which is the primary die marker So, I checked VAM 35A [URL='http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1904-O_VAM-35A']VAM-35A[/URL] My coin: *[B]does[/B] seem to match all the clashes shown *[B]doesn't[/B] have the rim cud by PLURIBUS So, which VAM is my coin? Can anyone help? I feel like I've looked around a lot and maybe am at the point where someone more experienced could help out. THANKS! I've taken LOTS of pictures, here are some IMGUR links: Whole coin: [URL]https://i.imgur.com/Wj3tiTJ.jpg[/URL] Profile: [URL]https://i.imgur.com/Vpq2PB2.png[/URL] [URL]https://i.imgur.com/FE6XJAs.png[/URL] Neck: [URL]https://i.imgur.com/djuhBtA.png[/URL] [URL]https://i.imgur.com/ztBW26g.png[/URL] Cap: [URL]https://i.imgur.com/Oi8PEJp.png[/URL] Date: [URL]https://i.imgur.com/khobkii.png[/URL] PLURIBUS: [URL]https://i.imgur.com/DbY6nst.png[/URL] IN: [URL]https://i.imgur.com/9w1RNyG.png[/URL] Branches: [URL]https://i.imgur.com/OVrMrEL.png[/URL] DOLLAR: [URL]https://i.imgur.com/puDV6XU.png[/URL] Arrow Tips: [URL]https://i.imgur.com/XQUlBne.png[/URL][/QUOTE]
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