1921D VAM-1S Die Gouge ED of UNITED

Discovered by Jim Hart, June 2001 (Desirability:  )
Condition Census: 58R, 55S, 55R, 53A, 50A (Total: 0 MS, 11 Circ.)

An incident with a tool or some other hard object caused damage to the surface of the VAM-1S die. Because the image on the die is an inverse of the coin produced, the gouge into the die metal causes a raised mark on the resulting coin.

This particular VAM has a fairly long gouge, running from the left side of the E in UNITED, up and through to the top left side of the D.  

Since the printing of "Fun With 1921" which featured a single gouge through the E of UNITED, Jack Lee reported in 2006 that a second gouge exists running parallel to the closer to the wreath.

Like many of the 1921-D die gouge coins, this one has been elusive, with only a few discovered and no mint state coins known to me.  I've increased the desirability rating to 4 stars because of the very few coins being discovered compared to some other varieties.

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