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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 10-21-2009, 03:28 PM   #1 (permalink) mcarney1173 Senior Member     Join Date: May 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 286 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2 Anacs ms63 pl vam-2 1884 cc $ Just got this in the mail today. I paid $250 for it. It is very eye appealing with nice toning on the reverse. It has a PL obverse and possibly a DMPL reverse. Please comment. Attached Thumbnails     10-21-2009, 03:51 PM   #2 (permalink) mcarney1173 Senior Member     Join Date: May 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 286 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2 .   10-21-2009, 03:57 PM   #3 (permalink) silvrluvr Senior Member     Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 727 My Mood: I've always liked that frosty cameo look, nice! __________________ -Jeff in MN _______________________________________ buy, buy, buy, sell, buy it back, buy, buy, buy....   10-22-2009, 12:10 PM   #4 (permalink) jello Numismatist     Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,846 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by silvrluvr I've always liked that frosty cameo look, nice! Me too __________________ no one right 100% of the time ***The only dumb question is the one not asked***   10-21-2009, 04:02 PM   #5 (permalink) desertgem Senior Errer Collecktor     Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,493 My Mood: Hi, The grade appears to be in an accurate range, the designations of PL and DMPL and other mirrors seem to be different for the TPGs, so hard to compare for me, having to read certain number of inches away, etc. I really was interested in the VAM more than the grade myself, but even blown up, it it hard to see the date and the mint mark distinctly enough to judge. So I guess I am not much help to you. Jim   10-21-2009, 04:09 PM   #6 (permalink) mcarney1173 Senior Member     Join Date: May 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 286 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2 I will add close picks of the VAM in a few minutes...   10-21-2009, 04:17 PM   #7 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 23,515 That's in a new ANACS slab. I'd be skeptical of the grade and the designation. It sure doesn't look PL based on the pics. If you can, post a close-up of the face, from behind the eye and going forward, to the left. That whole 1/4 of the coin. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   10-21-2009, 04:24 PM   #8 (permalink) mcarney1173 Senior Member     Join Date: May 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 286 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2 Quote: Originally Posted by GDJMSP That's in a new ANACS slab. I'd be skeptical of the grade and the designation. It sure doesn't look PL based on the pics. If you can, post a close-up of the face, from behind the eye and going forward, to the left. That whole 1/4 of the coin. I'm pretty sure it is. It is very reflective. I have a comparable MS, non PL Morgan with a similar grade and does not have any of the prooflike surfaces that the Vam-2 does. I'll try to take some "in-hand" accurate pics, but its hard with PL and DMPL.   10-21-2009, 04:28 PM   #9 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 23,515 Quote: Originally Posted by mcarney1173 I'm pretty sure it is. It is very reflective. I have a comparable MS, non PL Morgan with a similar grade and does not have any of the prooflike surfaces that the Vam-2 does. I'll try to take some "in-hand" accurate pics, but its hard with PL and DMPL. The PL surfaces are not what I am interested in seeing. I can see them well enough. I'd just like a close-up of the left side of the coin - obverse. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   10-21-2009, 04:39 PM   #10 (permalink) mcarney1173 Senior Member     Join Date: May 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 286 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2 Quote: Originally Posted by GDJMSP That's in a new ANACS slab. I'd be skeptical of the grade and the designation. It sure doesn't look PL based on the pics. If you can, post a close-up of the face, from behind the eye and going forward, to the left. That whole 1/4 of the coin. I have posted the pics below, GDJMSP. In reference to the angle and orientation you wanted the picture taken from, I could not understand what you meant exactly. These pics illustrate the PL the coin displays. In the pics, you can clearly make out the digital camera and even begin to read some of the writing on the camera. The other pics shows the clear reflection of my finger over the coin. These reflections are not the plastic. I trust the proof-like designation... Attached Thumbnails         10-21-2009, 04:20 PM   #11 (permalink) mcarney1173 Senior Member     Join Date: May 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 286 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2 Pics of the VAM Pictures aren't too clear, but not bad for a camera and a loupe. They are very similar to those of VAM WORLD. Any more comments? Attached Thumbnails       10-21-2009, 04:59 PM   #12 (permalink) mcarney1173 Senior Member     Join Date: May 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 286 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2 .   10-21-2009, 05:24 PM   #13 (permalink) mcarney1173 Senior Member     Join Date: May 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 286 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2 .   10-22-2009, 11:49 AM   #14 (permalink) desertgem Senior Errer Collecktor     Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,493 My Mood: Thanks for the closeups! They show the VAM markers very well. Nice. Jim   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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