George Mallis these differences would be studied and cataloged. It is actually an acronym of the names V an A llen and M allis. The little differences between dies would forever change silver dollar collecting.
Shop Morgan Dollars Here. Some collectors first saw VAM coins as mistakes or errors but that is definitely incorrect. The definition of an error is a mismade or defective coin. A variety is a process that has the same characteristics repeated on each coin struck from the same die or dies. Those dies were purposely changed from 8 to 7 tail feathers and resulted in a whole run of 7 tail feathers on top of the original 8 tail feathers.
It happens in modern coins too. Date Doubling. Doubled Stars. Doubled Letters. Liberty Doubling. Reverse Doubling. Doubled S. Nostril and detail in front of the eye polished away.
Hair Polished Away. Overpolished Wing. Tail Feather Over polishing. Obverse Clashing. Reverse Clashing. Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright - Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide.
There is a major die break just below her bun. Please note that one is a crack and the other is a larger break. It is in the Peace Dollar Elite That is a group of VAMs that are thought to be the most significant varieties. Something I am attempting to do. These are also varieties that can be seen with your naked eye. To me, this is an exciting way to collect Peace Dollars. There is also a Top 50 list. The first definition is as follows: We all know that coins are made by striking a blank planchet between to hardened steel dies.
These dies have the mirror image of all the coins details. Through a lot of study differences can be seen, on the finished coin, that identify which die pairs were used. Van Allen and A. George Mallis. Their work was done on Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars. New varieties are constantly being discovered and added to the list.
The emotional definition is different. They captivate us. The fun in both collecting and dealing in VAM dollars is the thrill of the hunt. What are the chances of cherrypicking a few in the next trade?
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