1900-O VAM-22C1

Description

Carrying one of the most significant warnings in the VAM catalog, the 1900-O VAM-22C1 Morgan Dollar is documented as having been struck from a privately made counterfeit die — not a genuine United States Mint product. The obverse exhibits a very near date position with the O mintmark tilted right, and the same counterfeit die is identified as the source for VAM-5's micro O variety, linking these entries through shared fraudulent manufacture. Research suggests the reverse was a cast die, possibly copied from the 1899-O VAM-2 reverse, indicating the counterfeiter used a genuine coin as a template. The "privately made" designation is critical for collectors: coins struck from counterfeit dies are numismatic curiosities rather than genuine Mint products, affecting both legal standing and market valuation. Attributed by VAMWorld, this entry serves as a cautionary reference ensuring specimens matching this die signature are correctly identified as non-Mint productions. The documentation preserves die-identification data that protects collectors from unknowing purchase. Three long die scratches from rim between UN in UNUM.

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