Guess the Grade on this 1879-S Morgan (and VAM too)

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  1. nesvt

    nesvt Coin Hoarder

    This is slabbed by ANACS. Guess the grade... and if you want, guess the VAM. The full-coin images are from a flatbed scanner. The close-up is a digital photo.

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  3. Bonedigger

    Bonedigger New Member

    Beautiful, looks like powder on that eagle :) I'll go MS-65-PL. As far as the VAM, I'll pass. Apparently all my Internet Links didn't make it back when the puter went in for fixing :(

    Bone
     
  4. CoinOKC

    CoinOKC Don't Drink The Kool-Aid

    If that's not circulation wear on her cap or the eagle's feathers, I'll say MS-64. As far as the VAM goes, I'm no good at those, so I won't hazard a guess.

    Bonedigger, I don't see any PL tendencies...
     
  5. Speedy

    Speedy Researching Coins Supporter

    Well we all know a scan will take out much of the luster....so I would say that showing the marks I see on the face ( some of them look more like breaks in luster) I would say MS63 maybe MS64.
    As for a VAM...S/S maybe...

    Speedy
     
  6. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    ANACS *might* call that one MS64, but 63 is likelier. My guess for the S/S is VAM59.
     
  7. nesvt

    nesvt Coin Hoarder

    Great guesses from everyone. It's MS64.

    SuperDave, help me out. My VAM updates end at VAM 58. I thought I had all of them. I found a photo of the VAM 59 on the ashmore site, and I think it's right. I can't find the text description for the VAM 59 (dies, details, I and R values). Do you have them? Where did you go to guess VAM 59?

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  8. Speedy

    Speedy Researching Coins Supporter

    Well good....I think it was the scan that made me think MS63.....at least I hope so.

    Speedy
     
  9. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    I made my opinion of the VAM from the same ashmore photo you looked at. It was such a close match as to be conclusive. Google finds me no other information, therefore it must not exist. :)

    Does your nick indicate that you hail from the Northeast Kingdom? I'm originally from Bennington.
     
  10. nesvt

    nesvt Coin Hoarder

    Thanks for the info.

    PM sent.
     
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