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A little acetone bath in that area , Will also help Thanks for input! I am contemplating giving this whole coin the fully submerged acetone bath; but I am also considering a treatment on the coin in just the area of those striations pointed out on this 1879-S pictured above. I have mentioned doing ...

Hey Bob, I am thinking I need to try and clarify my post above: "Most of the coins I own and photograph are circulated and heavily worn. This 1879-S I photographed for this thread is a lot better than I am used to working with; making it more fun to photograph." I need to work on communication skill...

Pop "Feed Finger" into the search, you'll find this: http://www.vamworld.com/forum/search.php?keywords=feed+finger and several more directions...Like this link...: https://www.error-ref.com/peripheral-die-damage/ Looks like you may have found something to keep you up at night? :geek: Yes indeed! A ...

Striations in planchet basically answered, but some additional reading here: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1004975/planchet-adjustment-marks-on-a-morgan As far ast the recent pics and discussion… I have seen some call those feed finger gouges. Planchet was “scratched” by the feed fingers...

Unfortunately @g I am not familiar enough with this to really make an educated guess . Interesting none the less I am not familiar with this either Bob. We are learning! I do know one thing. It is fun taking pictures of coins and then sending them around the World... :) (L hope you are not paying f...

Nice Pictures !. So is the same strap pulling kinda thingie as Demetri's coin or something else. What is it called ? Cheese grader planchet? Or strap on gouges ??? :lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks for the compliment on my photos! It sure is a lot more fun attempting to take photos of a [better] coin. I lik...

Thank you Bob. That's a great 1884 CC VAM-2. I notice it has some striation lines on the Reverse also. You got it for a fair price and most importantly, you like it. I believe it will be a nice addition to your collection. The coin I have is an 1879-S. I have attributed it as a VAM-12. On the Rev. a...

I have a raw 1924 that I believe is a VAM 1BB, I attributed it as such based upon the clash marks above the Eagle left shoulder at the second ray, at the right shoulder, along the ray above the A, and to the right of the leaves. I will try to get some photos up later. The image of the E is incuse a...

Does it weight a hair more, or less than spec? I'll Guess its not bad IMO , in answer to your question . But it wont get a new VAM number .What say you @vampicker , same as JB ????. Afraid this is going to take more study than just a simple google search will accommodate , to have a better self und...

You would have to be crazy to mess with the Johns and LVA!

Your combined knowledge demands respect.

I will definitely start a new thread if it gets out of hand.

I appreciate the way this ship is run.
(I keep looking for a leak but can't find one that you haven't already pointed out.)

messydesk wrote: ↑

Fri May 19, 2023 6:14 pm

I would list that as VAM 40A if it weren't already listed as VAM 40A.

Thats @messydesk

You are good at keeping a thread on track. I think you may need some practice on hijacking one; properly

I am just kidding!

I remember a lengthy thread with Bert, on the old site regarding 1921 D 1T Or speficslly, when does a 1T actually become a 1 T1. The answer was visible field displacement….just dayin’ Also an 1882 is ONLY a 31A with visible partial letter transfer And a PL REVERSE Just because the overse has a clas...

Albannach wrote: ↑

Thu May 18, 2023 10:20 pm

I don't see displacement, but it is an imprssive crack.

I hope I am not hijacking this Thread... Please take a look at these screen shots.

photo 1 photo 2

I think so...
(I am assuming a displaced field is not necessary in this.)

Could that 4th left star be considered as tripled?

Thanks JB

Fun to see how the marketing works.

There may be some interesting folks involved.

@CascadeChris will be doing attributions there. It'll be a soft launch, accepting coins from the big investors first while they ramp up. First 10 coins graded will be winners of an open essay contest . Thanks for sharing... I am hoping to learn more about the open essay contest. Is there a link for...

Most interesting! Thank you for this news.

I need to do some research...

So this is about the best LFCP I have taken , 1881-CC, think I wrote V6 on it along time ago, so hoping that part is right . I can see what I am doing wrong with the lighting,,, but not real sure how to fix it best . I am way into suggestions by those who know how to make them better... .Anyone????...

@alefzero

I just couldn't let this slide beneath without a request for a few more photographs from Dennis..

Is this a die scratch? I did have a question also:

What are the differences between MM and any other device once it is on the working die?

:idea: I am compelled to share with you just a few of the [places] I have visited because of this thread. This is gleaned from a search of my [history]: http://numissociety.com/content.php?135-Longacre-Doubling-A-discussion https://www.google.com/search?q=metal+movement+blurred+the+crystal+boundary+...