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Unknown token is my best estimation.

I will have to say that I took a deep sigh of relief when I looked at the reverse of the 1992 in the op's pics just to make sure it wasn't a CAM......... PHEW!!!! That would have been a tragedy!!!!!

Here's my newest acquistion. This has now been deemed "THE BOB ROSS QUARTER".... My young daughter picked it up off my truck console after school last week (yes.... I'm guilty of looking at coins while I'm sitting in the long car line waiting to pick up my little sweetheart each day) she looks at it and without hesitation she immediately said, "Look daddy..... they put Bob Ross on the back of a Quarter...". I couldn't help but agree with the resemblance, and her young mindset, (no disrespect meant to the figure depicted on the reverse) and I laughed myself to tears. I do keep any and all ATB quarters that have horses on the reverse for her. She LOVES horses. Just thought I'd share such an innocent moment from daddy's little girl.

That is one beautiful Cent @Lem E and looks to have some very nice toning on both sides. I love it. That lady was not a cheap date I'm sure....... Can you please advise me on the meaning of N-4? Thanks!

I will have to say: Beautiful coin @jtryka!!! Way outside of my pay grade, and knowledge of coins, but I love your newly acquired coin. I have just barely graduated from Lincolns, trying to work my way into Morgans (help me Lord), and then maybe.... just maybe... I can start learning about coins such as this. However, @VKurtB forced me to expand my verbiage by his use of "genuflect". At least I have that going for me in that I expanded my verbiagecal skill set. (and no, 'vercbiagecal' is not a form of the word but it sounded good and you get the point).

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I will have to completely agree with this statement. I have only been to a few shows in my life and I didn't have a clue what I was doing, or going to do, while I was there. I was simply there at the first show to see what a coin show was all about. Maybe I got lucky with the dealers I met and spoke to at both shows but no matter what I said, or how I responded to their questions, they treated me like I was the most important person in the world for the time I was there speaking to them even though I told them "I was just looking around to see what they had". So..... I think QA's advice regarding this topic is excellent. You never know what 'that' person may wind up buying from you at a show, or in the future, based solely on your first interactions with them. Just thought I'd throw this out there and GOOD LUCK!

As far as I know a 1971 Lincoln Cent OMM does not exist. Most likely they are die chips that may resemble something that you think you are seeing. Lincoln Cent OMM are far and few between and nothing I am aware of from the 1970's.

Hello Jeff and welcome to the forum. Here is a very good link that will explain all of the classes of dies. Class 9 is also listed in this tutorial. I have always heard that a class 9 doubled die is a type of hub doubling that simply doesn't fit into one of the first eight classes. It does however have its own characteristics as you can see from this article. Hope this helps. http://www.error-ref.com/?s=classes

Thanks @Woods020 I really appreciate your time and all the great info with your VAM knowledge you just helped me with, something I am just starting to “maybe” get into…… don’t know if I have the patience though…. Lol. Now go hit the links and enjoy your golf!!! And yes…. I am full bore into the lake when I get there in these hot temps!! Thanks!!

Just looked at your link. Definitely VAM4. Pretty cool it was slabbed but not mentioned. I know that unless you request for an attribution service during a submission they won’t usually include it unless it is so obviously apparent and then they ‘might’. At least that’s what I’ve read somewhere in the past. Thanks for figuring this one out for me! Neither PCGS or NGC recognizes any premiums for VAM4 on this coin. Only for VAM10 they do. Any idea if this 1883 P Morgan VAM4 has any additional value? Thanks!

Thanks a bunch Woods! Yes, this is a Philly I got at the Dalton show last week and not the CC. I did look at that one too for doubling on the mm but it’s not there. I’m driving to Alabama at the moment. Would you still like for me to take other pics of the Philly and post them later today? I also looked at VAM world ( I believe that is the same link you referenced). I will check out VAM4 for sure. Thanks.

Yours???

I love it!! I’m headed back to Abalama lake Martin for the weekend to do a little fishing. My buddy has a nice 6 string acoustic down there. I may have to come up with a lick myself!

I want you to write a song titled this and post it on the forum for all to hear!!!!!

Now that I have entered yet another realm of a different denomination of coin collecting (this hobby is addictive, proceed with caution and at your own risk) I have a question about a VAM I may have. Not that I have the patience to study the bazillion different VAM's out there, I did good to get a hold on Lincoln errors, nor do I have but only three Morgans now, I thought what the heck...... I'll take a look at Morgan varieties since I dearly love Lincoln varieties. Low and behold, I pulled out my newly acquired 1883 Philly Morgan I purchased last week at the Dalton Show and I may have a VAM here? I now believe I realize these are the equivalents of errors and varieties, much like other denominations, but are called VAM's being the initials of the guy's names who started all of these brain itching varieties. I compared my coin to pictures of what is out there and I'm still not positive which one this is, or if it is one at all. I would like a VAM lover here on the forum to help me out with this one. As best I can tell this looks pretty close to the 1883 Philly Morgan VAM 10. My observations: The 1-83 in the date appear to show doubling, especially the 1. The die crack off the 1 is consistent with VAM10. This coin is still slabbed, NGC MS63, so it is hard to see the doubling on the stars, even harder to photograph through plastic, but I believe I can make out doubling on numerous stars on the obverse. Am I even close? Is there another VAM for this year and mint that would match more closely? Or is this not even considered a VAM? Several pics here but I couldn't decide which ones to choose due to different lighting so I just threw them all out there. Thanks

Here's the 2019 I found too. Same form of doubling.

Here's a 2015 LSC DDO I found awhile back (found a 2019 as well) but all of the dates in this series will typically look like this if a doubled die. Can you see the major distortion of class 9 I'm talking about, as well as the profound notching? Stands out like a sore thumb to me,..... especially after looking at about 1,089,786 of them....... (and I still don't like them....)

Thanks for the pic of LIBERTY JP. Not seeing any true doubling here either. You need to look for enlarged and distorted devices on these newer Shield Cents. Pretty much all they will exhibit is class 9 doubling and to me at least it is very noticeable. The glare from these pennies is nice but makes them about impossible to clearly photograph due to the glare. Thinking ya just have die deterioration here bud. The doubling in LIBERTY on the 2018 (and most all Shield Cents) will take place in the form of 'notching' on the lettering. Typically on the last three letters-RTY on the tops or bottoms of the legs and cross members of the letters. Let me try to find a pic of a DDO I found to show you for comparison. Hope this helps.

Hello JP. There are a few 2018 LSC known doubled dies but I don't believe yours is consistent with them. All of the known 2018 DDO's are a form of class 9 doubling and this type of doubling is very obvious. The devices (in this case it would be the year, 2018) are very prominent in their size and distortion and LIBERTY should be affected too. I believe I see die deterioration doubling on the 8 of the date. There is a form of useless doubling calling Ejection Doubling which I feel like this is what I may be seeing on the O of GOD. These LSC's are a pain in the rear to photograph aren't they!!!!

J.P..... not sure if I missed a post here or there but please do send this in to get a definite answer (I'm almost willing to split the cost with you.....). This is a very interesting piece now that I have done some research. Like you said, it has been out there for a long time and you were the lucky one to find it. I would really like to see it slabbed as a "ragged fissure" but like Fenntucky said, it may be simply labeled as a 'defective planchet'. Either way I think it would be a winner and a very cool coin to have slabbed.

Being a diehard Lincoln variety and error collector myself, I love your coin! Great example of DDO FS-001. Been looking for one of these in the wild for years. You are correct in saying this coin's estimated value exponentially increases after MS68. Very glad you are happy with it!

MAN!!!!!! I sure hope the Atlanta Braves have a winning year!!!!!! In addition, did anyone see the National Geographic discovery of a the huge chest of gold coins found right here in the North Georgia Mountains!!!!!!!! Walking distance from my house. Completely unbelievable..... Can't believe it wasn't me that found them!!! I could have easily afforded my MORGAN 1883-S!!!!!

Ok,,,, I lied about a year set (not intentionally though),,,,, I have now purchased an 1883 CC, it is on its way in the mail as I type, and I am now on a mission to find the last piece of the puzzle for this year's Morgans set, an S mint. However...... Please do not contact me if you have an 1883-S (unless you want to but I probably can't afford it)... first of all because I am completely out of $$ and secondly, if the wife (of 23 years might I add) even caught the slightest wind of my endeavors..... well.... (maybe I got those priorities reversed..)

You forgot about me!