Rob's Hot 50 Morgan's
1921-D VAM-1B Capped "R"

Owner Comments:

This variety has an interesting die break above the R in AMERICA. It looks almost like the R is tipping a small cap. The coin shows extensive die breaks on both the obverse and the reverse, with the late die stages having a portion of the die actually falling away to create the Capped R effect. This VAM is actually one of the more easily found examples of the large 1921-D die breaks. At this time it is not known if this is because the die break is so distinctive and is easily visible to the naked eye or if it is simply because many examples were produced. Whichever the case, this is one of the more interesting varieties to collect and it is available from circulated through high quality uncirculated pieces. Please be careful to confirm even slabbed varieties are correctly attributed. Several VAM-8A Flag R die breaks are in holders labeled VAM-1B. The VAM-8A die break is triangular while the VAM-1B1 break forms a rounded semicircle. A more rare state is the VAM-1B2 where the E in WE is missing along with the break over the R.
See it at:
http://vamworld.wikispaces.com/1921-D+VAM-1B2