In 1921, the Denver mint was busy producing 20 million of Morgan dollars which had not been struck since 1904, and never before (or after) in Denver. The production lines were running hard, and the dies show significant examples of this strain. Many spectacular die breaks can be found in 1921 from Denver.
|
Location |
VAM # |
Description |
|
Neck |
JOH-14 |
Small break on Liberty’s
neck |
|
PLURIBUS |
VAM-1W |
Die break between B and U of
PLURIBUS |
|
PLURIBUS |
VAM-1X |
Large rim cud at E-PLURIBUS
extending down into letters |
|
Star (1L*) |
VAM-1E |
Horizontal break through
left first star to neck |
|
Star (2L*) |
VAM-1H |
Spider web stars. Die break
lower left of second star to denticles |
|
Star (3L*) |
JOH-2 |
Die break 3rd
left obverse star, top left point |
|
Star (3L*) |
VAM-1AG |
Die break 3rd
left obverse star, bottom point |
|
Star (5L*) |
VAM-1K |
Die break lower left side of
5th left star |
|
Star (6R*) |
JOH-15 |
Small break 6th
right star and small break D of UNITED |
|
UNUM |
VAM-2B |
Die break top left of M,
doubled date |
|
UNUM |
JOH-20 |
Inside M of UNUM (flag like break), over R AMERICA |
|
1 in 1921 |
JOH-18 |
Die Break lower left side of
1 in 1921 |
|
2 in 1921 |
JOH-8 |
Small die break lower part
of 2 & D UNITED |
|
Location |
VAM # |
Description |
|
AMERICA |
VAM-1F |
Die break top middle of M,
top left of E running left |
|
AMERICA |
VAM-1D |
Die chip inside top right of
M, running left |
|
AMERICA |
VAM-1L |
Die break top left of M
extending left |
|
AMERICA |
VAM-1AR |
Die crack top left of M
extending left |
|
AMERICA |
VAM-1BH |
Small chip inside top of M,
also break over R |
|
AMERICA |
VAM-1P |
Die break between ER |
|
AMERICA |
JOH-20 |
Die break over R in
denticles, small break on R |
|
AMERICA |
VAM-1T |
Die break at top left of E |
|
AMERICA |
VAM-1B1 |
Capped R - Break over R
(semicircle spaced away from R) |
|
AMERICA |
VAM-8A |
Flag R (triangle runs along
R) |
|
DOLLAR |
VAM-1AF |
Die gouge D of DOLLAR |
|
DOLLAR |
VAM-2A |
Die gouge inside top of O in
DOLLAR |
|
DOLLAR |
VAM-1BL |
Die gouge O of DOLLAR up to
wreath |
|
God |
JOH-17 |
Weak God. Filled die in
motto |
|
OF |
VAM-1F |
Die Break M, also horned O
on very LDS coins |
|
OF |
VAM-1M |
Die breaks left and right on
top O in OF - Horned O (See also 2nd S States) |
|
OF |
VAM-1V |
Die breaks left and right on
top O in OF - Horned O |
|
OF |
VAM-1o |
Die break extending to right
at top of A in STATES, horned O on LDS coins |
|
OF |
VAM-1AJ |
Die scratch between O and F
in OF |
|
OF |
VAM-1D |
Die break in denticles above
F in OF |
|
ONE |
JOH-3 |
Die break lower right O of ONE |
|
ONE |
JOH-20 |
Small Die break top left O of ONE |
|
ONE |
VAM-1U |
Diagonal die gouge from E
thru bow to #1 tail feather |
|
ONE |
VAM-1AA |
Die gouge denticles to lower
left of E in ONE |
|
ONE |
VAM-1AK |
Vertical die gouge E in ONE |
|
STATES |
VAM-9 |
Die break serif right, first
S STATES |
|
STATES |
VAM-1AH |
Die break serif top, first S
STATES |
|
STATES |
VAM-1J |
Die break A extending left
into denticles |
|
STATES |
VAM-1F |
Die break top right of A in
STATES |
|
STATES |
VAM-1o |
Die break extending to right
at top of A in STATES |
|
STATES |
JOH-9 |
Die cracks above A in STATES |
|
STATES |
JOH-10 |
Die cracks above A in STATES
#2 |
|
STATES |
JOH-13 |
Die cracks above A in
STATES, Liberty’s cap |
|
STATES |
VAM-1Q |
Pompadour T - die break top
of second T |
|
STATES |
VAM-1R |
Die break top left of second
T |
|
STATES |
VAM-2B |
Small Die break between E
and S (see also obv M of UNUM) |
|
STATES |
VAM-5A |
Die break ES |
|
STATES |
VAM-1G |
Die break top of 2nd S |
|
STATES |
VAM-9B |
“Bean bottom S” Die break
lower loop of 2nd S, double date, dot R DOLLAR |
|
STATES |
JOH-16 |
“Bean bottom S” Die break
lower loop of 2nd S |
|
STATES |
VAM-1W |
Die break top of 2nd S &
between B and U of PLURIBUS |
|
STATES |
VAM-1M |
Die breaks upper serif of
second S |
|
STATES |
VAM-1AD |
Die break top 2nd S STATES –
Beanie S |
|
STATES |
VAM-1AX |
Small horn top left of 2nd S
STATES, die break top of D UNITED |
|
STATES |
VAM-1AE |
Die chip inside top loop of
2nd S |
|
Tail feathers |
VAM-1AB |
Die gouge in tail feathers |
|
Trust |
VAM-1A |
Tru_t filled die. Missing
“S” |
|
Trust |
VAM-1AC |
T_ust filled die. Missing
“R” |
|
Trust |
VAM-1AI |
_rust Filled Die #2 |
|
Trust |
VAM-9A |
_rust Filled Die #1 |
|
UNITED |
VAM-1i |
Die break top left of N |
|
UNITED |
VAM-2B |
Die chip top left of T (See
also obv M of UNUM) |
|
UNITED |
VAM-1N |
Die break top of D extending
up and right to rim |
|
STATES |
VAM-1AX |
Small break top of D UNITED,
Small horn top left of 2nd S STATES |
|
UNITED |
JOH-15 |
Small die break top of D in
UNITED extending up and right and 6th right obverse star |
|
UNITED |
JOH-8 |
Small die break top of D in
UNITED extending up and right and 2 of 1921 |
|
UNITED |
JOH-11 |
Die cracks ED of UNITED |
|
UNITED |
VAM-1S |
Die gouge thru ED. |
|
UNUM |
VAM-2B |
Die break top left of M,
doubled date |
|
We |
VAM-1B2 |
No E in We, Capped R Die
Break |
|
We |
VAM-1Z |
No E in We |
|
We |
VAM-11A |
Missing We in the motto |
|
Wing |
VAM-1D |
Die cracks from eagle's
right wing into denticles above OF |
|
Wing |
VAM-7 |
Die chip eagle's right wing,
cracks across TED |
|
Wing |
VAM-1P |
Die gouge eagle's right
wing, break between ER AMERICA |
|
Wing |
VAM-3A |
Die break eagle's right wing
to denticles above S in STATES |
|
Wing |
VAM-1AN |
Die crack through eagle’s
left wing and die break wreath – middle leaf cluster on left |
|
Wing |
VAM-12A |
Die crack through eagle’s
left wing and die break wreath – middle leaf cluster on left |
|
Wreath |
VAM-1AN |
Die break wreath – middle
leaf cluster on left and die crack through eagle’s left wing |
|
Wreath |
VAM-12A |
Die break wreath – middle
leaf cluster on left and die crack through eagle’s left wing |
|
Wreath |
VAM-10A |
Diagonal die gouge from top of left wreath to right |
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