VAM Morgan Dollars!

I have a couple of VAM Morgan dollars, they are both graded by PCGS. They appear to be PL but they are not marked on the slab. I was thinking about it and i never see VAMs marked PL. Anyone who deals in VAMs know if they do mark them?

 

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Of course.

 

What?

 

Every Morgan is a VAM so of course I've seen it.

 

Im talking about the ones that are graded by PCGS and have been assigned a number.

 

Then they are not PL, or perhaps I should say chances are very, very slim, especially by present standards.

Of course... a PCGS attributed/recognized VAM can also be PL, or for that matter DMPL.

 

Thanks! that really helped!

 

In that case, no I haven't seen that then, as I've never seen a pcgs VAM label. ANACS yes, I've seen them.

 

http://www.pcgs.com/vamvarieties.html

http://www.pcgs.com/News/Pcgs-Offers-Vam-Certification-Service

 

Didn't say they don't exist, I said I'd never seen one. Seems ANACS has been the preferred variety grader for many years, so they seem to have the greatest number of them.

 

I realize that and posted only because I thought the links may be of interest to you.

ANACS offers a fine attribution service for very reasonable money while PCGS, unfortunately, costs far too much, at least for many/most coins.

 

Is pcgs just doing vams or have they branched out to other series varieties as well? I don't keep up but it might be worth knowing for future reference.

 

They "attribute" other varieties as well, but as with the recognized VAMs, the cost is arguably substantial (depending on the coin and variety, of course), at least when compared to what ANACS charges. Below is a link to their list.


http://www.pcgs.com/varietyfaq.html

 

I see no reason they would not list PL or DPL on any coin that qualifies for the designation.

NGC noted a VAM number on my NGC slab a few years ago. You would need to visit their Website today to learn their current requirements for listing VAM numbers on their slabs.

Here is a CoinTalk thread describing the long nock VAM I found in a batch of silver dollars: http://www.cointalk.com/threads/long-nock-1878-vam-79-found-in-morgans-photos.53133/

Here is the subsequent CoinTalk thread when I found another example a couple years later: http://www.cointalk.com/threads/nice-vam-discovered-in-my-own-collection-1878-p-vam-84a.226767/#post-1695017

The 1878 VAM 84a is relatively common & the pick-up points are easy to spot. There is an over-polished nostril, a dash under the 8, and the L in Liberty is polished almost into the field level. On the reverse, the pick-up point is the long nock on the arrow and there is a broken D or O in dollar (I forget which).