Who knew coin collecting could cause bodily harm.....

As a wine distributor, I agree - have the wine.

 

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After accommodating my neuroses....





I have the impression of this one as a Near Date with a normal mint mark tilted right. MM looks too large for VAM-4. There are a few of this date with those characteristics. That said, I don't think VAM-22 (the counterfeit) is completely ruled out either.

 

Something does look strange about this one . More so the reverse than the obverse .

 

Having owned a scope since they were first introduced they don't image large coins very well. As far as zooming in on a mm or a rpd they work great. I use my phone camera for larger coins and the scope for quarter size and smaller. I have a very nice Nikon but it lacks the macro lens needed to shoot coins.
As Chris stated contact Alan at coinzip.com he has the information you need to use the scope for imaging coins.

 

One thing I should point out to you is that the Van Allen/Mallis book was last updated in 1991. At that time, there were about 1800 varieties listed. Today, there are about 4000 Morgan and Peace dollar varieties. The book does contain a wealth of information about the "old cartwheels" that you won't find in most other sources, but for the most up-to-date listing of all of the varieties, your best source will always be VAMworld.com.

Chris

 

The size of the MM is what has me offput about stating for certain that it is a VAM-4 - but the other markers ie the indentations left of the wing are worthy of a better image. The MM could have been "flattened" a bit by circulation which is why it appears larger. The indentations to the left of the eagle's wings are a common marker on practically all of the known Micro-O counterfeits.

 

good afternoon,

@mikenoodle & @scottishmoney ..... I had the wine as well as a bit of whining yesterday.

sorry, just 'lost it' for a while. Dad hasn't been gone too long and I think it caught up to me.

in much better spirits today. that being said.... I'm still having wine tonight with hubby.

will play with the coins this weekend.

Diane

 

no worries, Diane

sometimes it catches up to us, and we need to let it out a bit.

Groups like this are excellent for stuff like that.

I need to ask scottishmoney about wine as I am new to the scene, but learning.

Enjoy the coins, and ask lots of questions, we're all here to help!

 

Junk Silver

 

Good afternoon all,

I hope this photo is helpful.

And, I'll have you all know that I am much more organized now. I have a nice set up in our spare bedroom and my husband made an excel file for logging the coins.

Who knew that all I needed to have fun with coins was some good music and one(or two) glasses of wine.

Diane