1900 Morgan Dollar - VAM-11

Description

1900-P VAM-11 Doubled Die Reverse Discovered by Hoyt Warren, November 1974. This coin is a Top 100 Morgan VAM. 11 III2 1 - C4/C3a (Doubled Eagle, 2 Olive Reverse) (189) Obverse III2 1 – Normal Die. Reverse C4/C3a – Extra olive to right of olive connected to branch. Doubling of olive leaves in top cluster and first two leaves in the lower cluster, bottom of arrow feathers, shaft and arrowheads, first four tail feather ends, feathers on lower part of eagle's right wing, all of eagle's left wing, eagle's nostril and eye, bottom of top leaves on right wreath and right side of GOD WE TRU--. Notes: 1900-P VAM-11 shows significant doubling on the reverse. These details includes letters in the motto, eagle's nostril and eye, right wing, tail feather tips, olives/leaves, and arrows. A later discovery revealed the 1900-P VAM-11 & 1900-P VAM-24 share the same reverse but 1900-P VAM-24 has a different obverse die which includes quintupled obverse stars. As of June, 2009 PCGS has graded 113 1900-P VAM-24 but only 12 1900-P VAM-11 for a ratio of 9 to 1. Expect premiums to dramatically increase for VAM-11. 1900-P VAM-11 is a later die state of the reverse die than 1900-P VAM-24. 1900-P VAM-11 can be found with a prooflike obverse.

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