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Obverse Dies
Below is a list of each identified obverse die together with images illustrating cracks and breaks on the most extreme examples in our collection. You can then follow those links to the die page for a more detailed discussion on that die. Dies that show no cracks on coins in our inventory are also noted and can be followed to their respective die pages.
Die
Potential Cracks and Breaks
Late Stage Image
1
To see the detail of all VAMs with an Obverse Die 1 designation click the blue arrow on the right.
3
4
VAM 9
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
VAM 26A
16
VAM 27
17
VAM 28.1
VAM 28.2
18
VAM 29
19
20
VAM 31
21
22
23
24
25
26
VAM 39
27
28
29
30
VAM 45
31
32
33
34
VAM 53
35
VAM 66
37
38
40
42
43
VAM 65
44
45
46
47
48
VAM 71
49
50
54
55
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