Characteristics are described with a degree of granularity intended for die identification more so than for die classification. A characteristic may not span the entire die progression. Thus, not all characteristics may be present in any one coin.

1897-P VAM-8 I3R5 AW110718 Hot 50

Obverse: III2-8
  • Date set at the Normal position.
  • All left stars doubled towards the rim.
  • Phrygian cap doubled at top edge.
  • Slightly doubled profile from LIBERTY band front down to Liberty's chin.
  • Three distinct gouges below the front of the hat band.
  • Heavy polish marks in the LIBERTY and around the cotton bowls.
Reverse: C3a.
  • Heavy polish marks in and around the wreath bow.
  • Dense polish marks in the eagles lower tail feathers, leg triangle voids and scribble zone.
  • Thick gouge in the center of LTF4.
  • Dense diagonal polish marks and die chips in the eagle's wing/neck gap.
  • Very weak cap vee clash mark to the inside of RW1.
  • Die crack from the bottom leaf of LW4 thru large leaf of LW5 into the field and across the lower left of the D of DOLLAR ending in the denticles below the D.
  • Weak die crack from the left star into the right side of the U in UNITED.
  • Die crack across the top of UNITED. Smaller crack from the D into the right wing.
  • Weak die crack from the right wing tip into the first S in STATES. Crack between the ST.
  • Die crack between the tops of TATE ending in the denticles above the second S of STATES.
  • Weak die crack from the denticles above the F in OF across the left wing tip ending in the denticles above the AM in AMERICA.
  • Weak die crack between the tops of RI of AMERICA.
  • Long polish lines from the denticles across the top serif of the C ending on the side of the second A of AMERICA.
  • Long polish lines under the LAR and right star ending above the A in AMERICA.
  • Minor doubling on some of the leaves on both the right and left wreath.
Comments:
VAMWorld: [ VAM-8 ] [ 1897-P VW List ]
arrowbdown Bottom

Photographs:

Click on a photograph to enlarge. Then click on an area of interest for maximum detail. Click "back" to return.

Full Coin

1897-P VAM-8 AW110718 Coin #1
1897P AW110718 Obv LFCP.jpg 1897P AW110718 Rev LFCP.jpg
Comment. Comment.
arrowbup Top arrowbdown Bottom
1897-P VAM-8 AW121318 Coin #2
1897P AW121318 Obv LFCP.jpg 1897P AW121318 Rev LFCP.jpg
Comment. Comment.
arrowbup Top arrowbdown Bottom
1897-P VAM-8 AW012119 Coin #3
1897P AW012119 Obv LFCP.jpg 1897P AW012119 Rev LFCP.jpg
NGC# 4716607-007 Unc Details Obverse Cleaned. Comment.
arrowbup Top arrowbdown Bottom

Date and Mint Mark Coin #1

1897-P VAM-8 AW110718
aw 110718a.jpg aw 110718j.jpg
Comment. Comment.
arrowbup Top arrowbdown Bottom

Galleries

Click on a photograph to enter gallery format. Click the file name link at bottom left of the gallery display to enlarge photograph. Click on an area of interest for maximum detail. Click "back" to return.

Full Coin

1897P_AW012119_Obv_LFCP 1897P_AW012119_Rev_LFCP 1897P_AW110718_Obv_LFCP 1897P_AW110718_Rev_LFCP 1897P_AW121318_Obv_LFCP 1897P_AW121318_Rev_LFCP
arrowbup Top arrowbdown Bottom

Regional Landscape Coin #1

Click on a photograph to enter gallery format. Click the file name link at bottom left of the gallery display to enlarge photograph. Click on an area of interest for maximum detail. Click "back" to return.
aw_110718a aw_110718b aw_110718c aw_110718d aw_110718e aw_110718f aw_110718g aw_110718h aw_110718i aw_110718j aw_110718k aw_110718l aw_110718m aw_110718n aw_110718o aw_110718p aw_110718q aw_110718r
arrowbup Top
Topic revision: r4 - 21 Jan 2019, AndyWoj00

Crack City Morgan Dollars YR/MM


Non-Morgan Dollars Clashed Dies Project Member Pages

Discoveries Revisions Kills Die Progressions Comparisons Site Data

This site is powered by FoswikiCopyright © by the contributing authors. All material on this collaboration platform is the property of the contributing authors.
Ideas, requests, problems regarding Silver Dye Photography? Send feedback