1921S VAM-1B3

Discovered by Martin Field, October 1978

Die gouge emerges from the top of the Phrygian cap.  This is the original "thorn head" pictured as VAM-1B in the so-called VAM book, Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars, 4th ed. 1998 by Leroy C. Van Allen a and A. George Mallis.  This was the only VAM-1B variety known untul 2002!  A total of 8 die states are known today.

All the VAM-1B coins share the same characteristic die gouge between the leaf and the cap.  It is visible with the naked eye and is useful when checking a lot of coins while cherry-picking.

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