1921-P VAM-15
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1921-P VAM-15 Tripled Left Stars, Doubled Motto, Pitted Reverse Discovered by Michael Grear, December 1998. Revised 2011. This coin is a Hot-50 Morgan VAM. '''15'''(revised) '''IV 10 · D1a (Tripled Left Stars, Doubled Motto, Pitted Reverse) (189)''' '''Obverse IV 10–''' Left stars and E PLURIBUS tripled towards rim. Right stars and UNUM slightly doubled towards rim. '''Reverse D1a–''' Raised dots from rust pitted dies. Early pitted die state shows raised dots below arrow heads and in middle and to left of eagle’s right wing of formerly VAM1D/30. Also has slight die gouge down from lower arrow head. '''DPIS – In 1921 dates were part of the master die so there is no variation in position. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: '''Comments: # The pitting by NE D shows up in a later die stage. # See also 1921-P Pitted Reverse Attribution guide. # VAM-1D was incorporated in VAM-30, it was determined to be and early rusted die state of VAM-15. VAM-30 was then eliminated.