OK, that was a huuuge score. You can't win if you don't play, right?
Bob Johnson is the poster child by over-grading and selling coins in his own plastic clown suits. (love that term you coined Dave ;))
It sure looks to be a match to the VAM11 plate coin. Nice group of PCGS slabs Cascade. Without knowing what you paid for that collection, I say...
Very nice toner.
Planchet striations or roller marks, whichever is preferred and an extreme case compared to most. That planchet was really rough before being...
18 and 6 of those were cracked out for albums.
It looks like it could be a VAM8 http://www.vamworld.com/1900-O VAM-8 or even the VAM8A as robec posted.
I'm always amazed by your collection.
Here is a series of images and crops taken for an 1883-O VAM2 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Could have only been better if you did it blind folded. You have all the luck. :p I keep saying I need to join the SSDC as well. ;)
Canon XS, Canon FL bellows, El-Omegar 75mm F/3.5 Enlarging Lens mounted on a converted Bausch Lomb A stand. [ATTACH]
My so called budget is a rolling number. Sooner or later I'll catch up to it. :cigar:
Nice pick Ray and as always, excellent photos.
It appears to be authentic but the obverse has been cleaned ( and probably the reverse). The halos around the stars and letters tell the story. AU...
That's a really clean cheek for MS62. Also, did your '79 make PL?
ebay is full of bidiots that snatch this stuff up thinking they scored a key date at an incredible price.
Buuuuuurp. The Morgan of course.:hungry:
I'm still drooling over that one. ;)
Look for the rabbits ears. There's only one obverse die for this date/mm. http://www.vamworld.com/1893-S+VAMs
Very nice GSA example and really nice photos. That Rodenstock Rodagon lens is probably the best in class at least in it's price category. I find...
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