1901-S VAM-8

Description

Leroy Van Allen himself cataloged this die marriage in 1980. The 1901 San Francisco Mint Morgan Dollar VAM-8 uses die pair 189 and is classified as C4/C3b with a 2 Olive Reverse designation. The 2 Olive Reverse identifies a specific reverse die variety within the Van Allen-George classification system, characterized by the olive branch configuration on the eagle's reverse design. Significantly, this variety shares the same reverse die as VAM-6, but in an earlier die state, meaning VAM-8 and VAM-6 were struck from the same reverse die at different points in its production life. This shared reverse relationship documents die usage patterns at the San Francisco Mint, where reverse dies were paired with multiple obverse dies across different die marriages. The 1901-S Morgan Dollar is a scarcer San Francisco Mint date, and the connection between VAM-8 and VAM-6 through their common reverse die provides collectors with a die lineage that traces the reverse die's progression from VAM-8's earlier state through to VAM-6's later state. =1901-S VAM-8 2 Olive Reverse= Discovered by Leroy Van Allen, January 1980.

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