VAMWorld 2.0

Thank you all for a great site! From the photos it looks to me like there is a depression in the middle of several if those bumps. If ya find a newly chipped asphalt drive somewhere and lay a nice Morgan down on said drive and run over it with a VW (for example) you should get a similar surface. Wat...

Thanks to John and RWB for shaving some time off those crazy pursuits.

Thanks Eschaton I agree. The 10x is all you need for this sport, and that magnified coin surface and those disruptions in what I think are flow lines are all very interesting... 'I don't think we are ever going to see die file lines attempting to repair a Strike Doubled Coin.' ;) That is why I was l...

Thanks for all the comments on this great site.

Hello Bob, I hope this helps with your catches out of the Bay: ;) Fly fishing.jpg Hey Bob. You got me thinking; again... Regarding 'fishing' and the "@Geseas Light Refractive Index.,,,," I have a vintage microscope in my possession. In the wooden box is a vile of a substance I am assuming was used t...

Well done! with great photos too. Thanks

UNCLE BINGO I will keep an eye out if I see one of those because that slot is empty for now anyway ... I have been thinking about that Slot opening you have available... Please consider this speculative observation. The first two photographs of our 1923-P VAM-1CK page, found under Additional Photos...

Hi G , Man I don't have a picture of one , I don't think I own one at the present , and the one I did have like 10 months ago might be being used in a dentist office in a third world country by now but it came with a "Cleaned Guarantee" :lol: As the lure of the Darkside keeps pulling this gentle tu...

The triangular polished area(s) seem to be correlative - meaning you see enough coins you will see similar 'things' but they might not be related. Because they're found on multiple different varieties suggests there might have been some part of the process (or multiple parts) that created a rub or ...

Thanks for the responses. They are all of interest and greatly appreciated. gcs_23p_photo2 rduced.JPG gcs_ Photo2_ bun2000.JPG Photo #2 lfcp & Bun jrfaust Photos above are of the coin I labeled photo #2. The coin I labeled Photo #1 probably is one of colwillys . I copied it from the catalog online. ...

Hello everyone. Thanks for this great site of keen observation! I am looking for photographs of any 1923-P Peace Dollar with a polished area between the '1' and the '9' of the DATE. Hopefully a photo would include the Bust Point and part of the Neck Line with any die cracks/brakes cutting through. H...

Thanks for all the updates and comparisons. I have been interested in acetone use. Please consider bathing coins one at a time... I may be thinking of the chemical aspect on uncirculated coins...regardless 'stuff from one [coin] can react with the stuff on the other.' This may only be noticed after ...

This coin is in my stack of those to be listed, since you posted your coin here, I am happy to give you credit for the discovery. The listing is to be as follows: 1922D VAM 2CF - Retained cud below Y #2 Die cracks obverse, with raised area cud below Y terminating in radial die crack K3 Unclashed B2...

As luck would have it!

I am sitting here with a guy (Brian) who works in a pawnshop as we speak...

He says, "Pretend you are interested in the used air conditioner" on your next visit. Hide the loupe in your pocket.

Hello Bob,

I just have to guess: Do we have a hidden a ponytail? As in 1923-D Vam-1H

Got the coin back from JR and ANACS with the 2CF DC designation - a nice 'details' designation but a DC nevertheless. Thanks for making this a great site! Would you be willing to share a photo of your DC in its new home? May be nice addition for page. thanks I am not finding the 1922-D VAM-2CF pg. ...

Nice looking page!

compare 1921 VAM-43.jpeg I agree VAM-43. I will attempt to add these photos to the page* . If that is agreeable. A true test of my limited scribble & Wiki ability. Pages seem very easily reversed to what they were before. I think the work done on pages by the members here also serves as great templ...

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...