He did far more to influence what people thought of him than he did opinions of VAM collecting. Running the scripts was pretty much hands-off...
As of today, the old VAMWorld, hosted by Wikispaces since 2006, is no longer accessible. It's replacement, VAMWorld 2.0, has been live for a...
Is the 4 repunched on the bottom left of the crossbar? The 1 looks like simply a hit on the coin, but the base of the 1 is thick on the S7, which...
Not being able to see the coin in hand, it is likely the luster. There could also be some hairlines hiding under the hazy toning in the field....
Definitely worth a premium, but hard to calculate how much. Already a spendy coin in 65+, so the toning won't be as big of a multiple as it would...
Short answer: No. The design on the 1854-dated piece was made as a pattern (J-163), but it was large cent sized. The design on your 1857-dated...
I agree that this coin is not worth stickering. Moreover, the predominantly blackish reverse toning would not be viewed in a positive light.
OK, but my response was a second opinion about a coin that is no longer available to the OP. Had it been available when I posted, I would have...
There's little reason not to by at least an MS64 of this date at just north of $400. They're quite available in that grade, and you should be...
When you consider what to pay for eye appeal, you have to also consider how the coin is graded. Great eye appeal for a 62 may be typical eye...
Depends on the software you're using. In Photoshop, I configure the line tool to put an arrowhead at the end.
The €0 note is pretty funny.
Pretty cool!
That might be one where I would use only one small (or somewhat distant) light to shoot it. It looks like two lights will fill in whatever...
No serial number because the company that ordered the promotional slabs (i.e., packaging) didn't want it, and they specified exactly what was to...
I'm going to agree with VAM 3BG based on the die cracks. This is actually the first time I pulled up the 1921 crack guide since moving to...
Except it doesn't have a guaranteed grade. "Gem Proof" on a promotional slab with one of these in it is just a step up from "Ooh! Shiny!" These...
It's a promotional holder and not additionally a certificate of grading. Lots of stuff like this.
I'm guessing someone tried upgrading or updating something and screwed up. I've accidentally taken down VAMWorld while experimenting.
Diversification?
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