Like some other fans of Wide Reeding VAMs, I am not a fan of the "A" sub-types whose attributions depend upon the severity of beveling above STATES and OF on the reverse. The distinction becomes a judgement call that lacks a defined yes and no point. As a fellow WIde Reeding collector recently told me, "where do you draw the line?" Where indeed.
- 4155167 beveling small.jpg (189.58 KiB) Viewed 449 times
This is the key photo for attributing VAM 25/25A, and the two heavy polishing lines/gouges indicated by the arrows are the key pickup features. Yes, there are other polishing lines, but the two indicated tend to really stand out in hand:
- 4155167 scribbles1 small.jpg (320.21 KiB) Viewed 449 times
The actual scribbles on VAM 25/25A are fairly week, and I'm pretty proud of myself for having been able to get a photo this clear. But frankly, if you have to use scribbles to attribute your coin then you are working much too hard:
- 4155167 scribbles2 small.jpg (235 KiB) Viewed 449 times
There are several diagonal polishing lines below Liberty's hair curl to the right of her eye, although they may be worn off on coins lower than AU:
- 4155167 lines hair curl small.jpg (284.84 KiB) Viewed 449 times
There are also a few lines at the back of Liberty's neck:
- 4155167 lines lower hair small.jpg (254.62 KiB) Viewed 449 times
