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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1202413, member: 24633&quot;]It&#039;s interesting that you mention VAM&#039;s because I have quite a few, but not all of them are slabbed. Those I usually have graded and attributed are the Top 100, Hot 50 and Hit List 40. I do have others not in these categories that are certified, but they were purchased many years ago before VAMming really took off. Some of those are in the old (small &amp; white) ANACS holders. I know that I could submit the VAM&#039;s that don&#039;t fall into these categories to ANACS since they attribute all VAM&#039;s, but I prefer not to and that has nothing to do with the company itself. The reason I don&#039;t care for the new ANACS is because you can crack open their slabs just by twisting them in your hands. It&#039;s also pointless submitting a VAM for certification when it is only worth $100-$200. Once you&#039;ve added the grading fees to the purchase price, you&#039;re into the coin for 25% or more.</p><p><br /></p><p>I happen to like the 1878 8TF&#039;s with the engraved wing feathers, too. I just can&#039;t get enough of them. I took the liberty of copying the most recent sales for the VAM-8 from VAMWorld. As you can see, the prices are all over the place.</p><p><br /></p><p>Price History:</p><p>1878-P VAM-8 ANACS MS62 VAMquest $277.86 12/06</p><p>1878-P VAM-8 PCGS AU50 eBay $122.44 12-23-2007</p><p>1878-P VAM-8 Raw AU eBay &quot;store item&quot; Buy It Now $75.00 July 2008</p><p>1878-P VAM-8 NGC MS63 eBay $229.49 05-24-09</p><p>1878-P VAM-8 PCGS MS63 VamWorld BSTA $600 March 2010</p><p><br /></p><p>I won&#039;t comment on the violins because I know zilch about them, but I&#039;d imagine that auction prices can sometimes be as quirky for them as they are for coins. All you need is two bidders who want the same item, and the price can go sky high, but if no one is interested, it can sell below its appraised value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Surprisingly, all of the certified 8TF&#039;s that I have are graded MS63 by ANACS, NGC and PCGS, but I never paid more than $150 for any of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris [HR][/HR][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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