TWO DISTINGUISHED PEACE DOLLAR VAMS
I just picked up a new, to me, Peace Dollar VAM and realized I have fallen behind in showing them off. Therefore I would like to do this quick blog to remedy that problem. The first is a 1922-S VAM 2B1. I don’t have a lot to say about either of these other than they are very cool. I don’t want to get too much into the technical stuff on a Sunday.
The VAM 2B1 is mostly distinguished by its die chip on Miss Liberty’s chin. That shows on the coin as a lump of extra metal. This coin is also known as a “Whisker Chin”. My example has a micro mintmark. If you look at the close photos you may see something a little wonky going on with it. I have an inquiry into the experts at VamWorld to see if it is something noteworthy. It has a Rarity number of 6. This means it is very rare with only several hundred known. For the tech people it has a die pair of: Obverse II 1 and Reverse B2a.
My other coin is a 1926-D VAM 1B. This coin happens to be in the Elite 30. That is just a group of fun and easy to see VAMs in the Peace Dollar series. The 1B has a vertical die break visible in the lower, middle of Miss Liberty’s hair. My coin appears to be an early die state as it is a little tough to see it without a loupe. The coin has a micro mintmark although this time a “D” that is tilted to the right. It also has a Rarity number of 6. The specs are die pair of: Obverse II 1 and Reverse of B2b.
That is about it for today. I hope you enjoyed this little blog and pictures. Please feel free to comment and ask any questions. Thanks for looking.
SOURCES:
VAMWorld 2.0
Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars by… Leroy Van Allen & A. George Mallis
A Guide Book of Peace Dollars by…Roger W. Burdette…3rd Edition
A Buyers Guide to Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the USA by…Q. David Bowers…3rd Edition
Comments
thatcoinguy
Level 5
Awesome VAM’s!
Long Beard
Level 5
Number four on my list of top ten favorite circulating U.S. coinage designs. I have all but the 1928 and 1934 s in AU plus and not bothered to check for VAM's yet. So I'll be breaking them out to re-examine!
CoinHunter
Level 5
Nice coins and blog!
"SUN"
Level 6
Nice additions to your collection. Great photos.
CoinCollector7777
Level 5
Nice coins. Now I REALLY want to collect Peace dollar VAMs.
Al Raddi
Level 4
Nice update. I collect varieties, but have never collected VAMs. How many are listed, and how many of those bring a premium?
Longstrider
Level 6
There are a huge amount of VAMs listed. Go to vamworld to check them out. More are being discovered all the time.
TheNumisMaster
Level 5
Thats a nice quirky coin VAM! I love it! Good pickup, and thanks for sharing! Keep us posted!
Kevin Leab
Level 4
Great blog! I just started buying these again!
It's Mokie
Level 6
Wow, so cool, thanks for sharing and that S does look wonky, please let us know what the experts tell you about it.
Stumpy
Level 5
Beautiful coins, great pics, good informative blog, thanks!
slybluenote
Level 5
I also will have to check the Peace dollars that I've acquired! Although I'm currently collecting the Peace dollars, I'm concentrating on just the year/mintmark options, but I'll start paying a little closer attention! Thanks for sharing John! Great post!
Mike
Level 7
Can't get enough of the Vams. My problem is my eyes . I miss half of them but those I believe are there separate till I get my scope. You learn so much about these coins. You explained it well. I have to check my peace dollars. . You must have most of them. Thanks for the education. I enjoyed it.
Golfer
Level 5
Vams are interesting. Don't have any vams that I know of. Should collect the top 100 ?
Longstrider
Level 6
Sure. Those are Morgan's. There are several things like the top 100. Most people do collect Morgan's.
Kevin Leab
Level 4
Very nice blog...I love Peace and Morgan dollars but I never got into studying the VAM varieties. Thanks for sharing.
Kepi
Level 6
It's a double-douse! These are both cool Vams! I really like that 1922-S...there is something going on with that S ...looks like a doubled punched mint mark? The 1926-D... What not to like about a die break! These are beautiful! Thanks for another great blog about your specialty "Vam-Man"! ; )