I won this a little while ago and wanted to show you guys to see what you think about the grade. It's a 1900-O Morgan dollar with slight toning to it. What do you grade it? And, do you think it is a VAM? It's pretty cracky around the reverse lettering.
Nice die cracking on the reverse. A few blemishes regarding Liberty's cheek but nothing untoward. By the photogs I'd hazard a '65 but I suspect that the powers that be gave her a '64. Lots of luster.
The obverse should limit the grade to MS62 and I never really got into VAMs but my God, that die crack on the reverse starts at the O in ONE and travels clockwise through UNITED STATES OF and even through the eagle's wing. There is also a cool little die crack from the rim to the curls between the zeros of the date. Don't know if any of those qualify as VAMs, but I am guessing one does.
Solid 64 with that much chatter on the obv face but plenty of luster which drives most grades with these. James ps love the rev crack. makes coin vastly more interesting
I'll say 63 because I see too much chatter on the face for higher, but they probably gave it 64. Of course it's a VAM - they all are - with those cracks on the reverse it should be easy to ID, you just have about 75 to look through, so get busy! https://www.vamworld.com/wiki/1900-O_VAMs
.....how dare you look, you, you....... sbgjrisdvab? LOL, I might should've blocked it out, but the real question is...... who nailed the VAM first?
I think I have the VAM-23C for this date. Here's a picture of one attributed by VSS, compared to mine: and a lone sold comp on Ebay: though the Compugrade slab may have a lot to do with the price. I'll check GreatCollections for results to see what the bidders really want to pay for this stuff.
