1900-P VAM-26

Description

Herb Zepke's January 2001 discovery, VAM-26 documents a Doubled 1 and Doubled Ear on the 1900 Philadelphia Morgan Dollar, classified III221 - C3a (189). The obverse presents two distinct doubled elements: the 1 in the date shows slight doubling at the top left of both upper and lower crossbars, while Liberty's ear is doubled at the left and right inside plus the middle right outside — a complex three-zone ear doubling pattern that provides multiple diagnostic points for confirmation. Philadelphia struck 8,830,000 Morgan Dollars in 1900, the final year of the nineteenth century and the twenty-third year of Morgan Dollar production. The DPIS code LH3/B45C provides die position identification data that helps researchers place this variety within the broader die sequence for the 1900-P date. The ear doubling is particularly noteworthy because Liberty's ear on Morgan Dollars is a recessed design element that requires careful hub impression, and any displacement during hubbing becomes visible as secondary contour lines around the ear's anatomical details. The III221 obverse classification indicates a high degree of differentiation within the cataloging system, reflecting the depth of VAM research on 1900 Philadelphia dollars. Combining date digit doubling with ear doubling creates a variety that appeals to collectors focused on either facial feature or date varieties.

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