1900 Morgan Dollar - VAM-34

Description

Listed in 2007 and classified as 34 III2 5 - C4a, this 1900 Philadelphia Morgan Dollar is designated Near Date Set Low. The obverse die (III2 5) places the date further left than normal, with the 1 positioned closer to the rim than typical — though the characterization of the date as low has been debated. As noted in the listing commentary, the date may not appear as dramatically low as some other date-position varieties, and the more significant observation is that the LFCP (Leroy's First Confirmed Pairing) specimen is actually a 1900 C4 reverse, potentially the only die pair of its kind if VAM-2 does not exist and no other pairing with a lower date has been confirmed. This uncertainty around whether VAM-2 exists and whether a lower-date example might surface reflects the evolving nature of the VAM catalog, where new discoveries or re-examinations can alter the status of existing listings. The 1900 Philadelphia Morgan Dollar had a substantial mintage, and the C4a reverse designation places this among a less common reverse die classification for the date.

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