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Obverse Die 1 is somewhat unique because by definition it is a die without distinguishing characteristics, and it is the reverse pairing that creates the VAM. However, that just creates a different type analysis where we analyze the Die 1 pairings to see if there are die cracks or breaks that will identify associations between these otherwise featureless dies.
As of this analysis there are twenty-nine Die 1 pairings, so a significant portion of all identified VAMs are reverse die focused. When we get to the reverse dies a similar issue will exist for Reverse Die a. Although incomplete in its detail, you can see a matrix of all die pairings here.
All coins in this analysis are officially designated as Obverse Die 1.
Reverse
Die
VAM
Potential Cracks and Breaks
Late Stage Image
a
1
a
1A
a
1B1
a
1D
a
1F
a
1G
a
1I
a
1J
a
1K
a
40.2
b
2
b
2A
b
2B
d
6
d
6A
e
7
f
8
h
21
i
11
j
12
m
25
n
37
n
37A
n
37B
n
59
o
38
q
44
r
48
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