VAMWorld 2.0

a couple of great non vam picks: 1874 5c fs-101(ddo1) ngc66, 1871 3c ni fs-101 pcgs64, 1942 50c fs-801 ddr ngc64, 1956 25c fs-701 ngc pf69, anacs pf66cameo, 1902 vam 4 pcgs64, 1888o vam 5 au(not graded yet), 1913 t2 5c ddo2 ngc66, 1938 d/s 4 fs-514 pcgs67, 1878 vam 166 au55, 1944s fs-50? inverted/in...

i have found some pretty nice stuff this year. some of the best being 1886 vam 20 pcgs64, 1878s v71 vf, 1878s vam 95 ngc63, 1921 vam 27a pcgs64, 1921s vam 1ce pcgs64, 1922s v2a pcgs61, 1879s r78 vam 149 au, 1878 vam 14.10 pcgs63, 1878 vam 9 pcgs55, 1878 vam 14.4 anacs62, 1926s vam 5a (2) au, 1926s v...

i know who might be considered for most annoying posts in a year. years ago, i went through extreme sleep deprivation and chronic insomnia. i irritated some with my incessant posts of cherrypicks(while others loved them), that is why I no longer post my finds. i still find incredible coins, still ha...

At the PAN show, just saw a 1879s “v51” misattributed by NGC again. Not even close. How bad can they get? I can see the big die scratch below the one plain as can be. I thought something look off as i looked through the case. Not Guaranteed Correct again…

And that v56 obverse had to have been used before. I just can’t find one. I did pick another v56 in fine at csns, along with a gorgeous 79s vam 16a. I think i tried to link it to the v34b/57,77,77a,83(and another that leroy wouldn’t list because it was too low of a grade).

I have seen quite a few vam 8 with no pitting. I thought they were relatively common.

I love the comments! @chgolaw1 hi dom! Good to see you! Hope you get over that gluten intolerance!

Gotta watch out for that gluten!

I got to see the 1j discovery piece when it was found. It was awesome in hand. I found a v16 in a slab. They are really awesome.

Yeah, that looks like a hit to the edge, which pushed up metal. Needs another look in hand.

Pretty sure i found another e clash on a peace dollar. Position relative to the neck and jaw clash looks correct. I think i put it in my bulk order last month.

i have seen this doubled 1 on a number of different 1882 vams. i really love this acid treated reverse. it is one of the most eye catching and startling examples.

i found the vam 149at a recent show and identifying it was giving me fits. at first i thought it could be an eds vam 4, but that didn't work, then 23 was out, and i know it couldn't be 56, 66, or 25. it was found on the 3rd day of a show.

Wow, where did all of the grey hair go? I was there for awhile but had to cut out before it ended. 20 years ago! Glad you found this john.

This must be due to a doubled working hub as i have seen this doubled 1 on a number of dies, p, and s.

Don’t see many of these like i used to. A great coin.

Pretty clear to me. I saw one of these recently. Could not vam it.

I don’t know how “underestimate” ended up in my paragraph. Understand maybe, but not underestimate. What state are you in? I could examine your t at a show or f you are afraid to have an t examined by john roberts or john baumgart. I do shows all over the country. 3-6 shows a month.

Lots of super sharp people here.

While your theory is “possible”, i see nothing to prove your point. An S over a B should leave other evidence, such as other letters, or design elements. I do have a bolivian doubled die where an obverse die was hubbed into an unfinished reverse die. There reverse die was ground down to remove “repu...