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Some of the VAMs on the Top 100 list don't even carry a premium. Some were put on the list to give collectors an easy goal... and find a variety...
n_sandler4, that's great! :thumb: The biggest show I ever went to had about 80 dealers. I might need CPR if I ever went to FUN. Just noticed...
Of all the VAM collectors that I know and communicate with, I am the least knowledgeable. Just want to put this into perspective so you can...
Thanks zaneman. The best thing for me is that there is something new to learn every day. Steve, like zaneman said, there are still...
If there's nothing special about them and in lower grades, I usually use them for tips in place of a dollar. A couple times the recipient thought...
Do your coins have any large die cracks, breaks, die gouges? There is a growing group of 1921-D variety collectors. Rob Joyce wrote a book and...
Nathan, you said you got a PR95 and PR98, right? Those are NOT for cleaning. 95 is for a scratch and/or rim dent. 98 is a generic damage code....
Yup. Some already do. Okay, they're not in the top 3 or 4 TPGs, but I was checking out a slabbed coin that graded MS65.5 the other day.
I may be late on this, but those are "no grade descriptions". I've had a couple of these too (PR91 and PR94). No Grade Description 90 Not...
I think I found three this year, and I'm still excited about all of them!! This other guy is an expert. I think it's well over 100 and who knows...
That's interesting. I seem to only focus on VAMs. The terminology is different. If the piece of the die breaks off, it's a cud. If the die is...
I once told someone that a die break has part of the die broken off. They pointed out that a die could break in half, nothing can fall out (it...
I think if a crack goes from rim to rim (or connects to other cracks and eventually goes rim to rim), it's a retained cud.
The date does look like the VAM 70. Do you have the polishing lines on the reverse (like the linked photos below)? My book ends with VAM 70...
:thumb: You can't go wrong for that price.
I think die cracks are visible on at least half of my pre-1921 Morgans. Almost all of my 1921-D's have die cracks. Some are smaller than others;...
Thanks Frank³. The dealer wanted a little extra for the toning. I like toned coins, but there's no color on this one. It's just a black bar...
Found me a new variety. Came back from Leroy Van Allen today. It's an 1880-S VAM 19A. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Picked this up last week. The 83-O VAM 21A has a clashed 'n' from 'In' near Liberty's neck, doubled 18 in the date, and a clashed designer's...
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