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That looks like VAM 16 from the mint mark location. It's always PL on both sides, so the reverse die failure came immediately. The reverse was swapped out to become VAM 28.3, which is common. VAM 16 is decidedly not common.

DHalladay wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 26, 2023 1:17 pm

messydesk wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 26, 2023 4:36 am

Excellent! Looks nice. Sticking with the template makes it easier to view them all quickly. Thanks for doing this. Hoping you have a graphics tablet of some sort.

No tablet. Just Photoshop, a mouse, and a 27" monitor.

I'll send you a spare tablet I have.

Until I got to the last picture, I was thinking "poke it with a stick." Looks like it could be a tiny bit of "Longacre doubling."

Excellent! Looks nice. Sticking with the template makes it easier to view them all quickly. Thanks for doing this. Hoping you have a graphics tablet of some sort.

I would like to see the supps continue. I don't recall seeing the 20-21 being available, but I need that one as well. Is it available? There is a 2020-21 supplement, but selling it is complicated. The text and photos are two different documents. Actually the photos aren't even a document, they're a...

Yeah, this is one of those where you don't even need a magnifying glass to see it, so additional pickups on the obverse aren't going to come into play. They might on the reverse if there were multiple reverses used with the obverse, but for this variety that isn't the case.

SilverToken wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:32 pm

When the supplements become available, do they have a VAM kill page for that year's changes ?

They'll show new, revised, and eliminated VAMs for 2022. They won't contain previous years' stuff, however.

Perfect! Listing the gouged bow as VAM 8A tonight.

From here, the bit by the forehead looks like nasty machine doubling. I think I also see it on Liberty's upper lip.

Looks like VAM 2P1.

What you're seeing is called die fatigue or die deterioration doubling.

vampicker wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:01 pm

This looks like one that needs a trip to me or JB

Agree

One thing you need to do in addition to returning this is contact the Anti-counterfeiting Task Force . The seller will plead ignorance and refund your money and it'll seem like a one-off mistake. ACEF will keep tabs on this seller and see if they can establish intent, then law enforcement can come d...

There's no such thing as an unopened roll of 1878 Morgan dollars. I agree that it looks fake. If you bought these recently, return them.

I would rather send coins to G.C. over Heritage. My experience with G. C. has been good. My St Gaudens 1909-S/S in PCGS MS-65 did well. I just sent in my favorite Saint into G. C. In the near future you will see a 1911-D/D PCGS MS-66 CAC with Duckor/Akers heritage on the label. :) / :( If it's a D/...

I can't comment as to how it became to be what you see without seeing a close-up picture or the coin in hand.

I believe that GC is on the right track to taking over, and there are several things they could do to hasten the process. One, might be to find a mutually beneficial agreement with ANACS to promote VAMs, as PCGS and NGC only recognize a small percentage of all VAMs. They currently have discounted g...

It's sort of a natural outlet for graded VAMs. Low fees for coins that aren't high enough value to send to Heritage and probably quicker payment for consignments. I think when all is said and done, the fees are close to the same as they are with eBay if you don't have a preferred seller store and th...

If someone sends me both coins, I'll make it happen.

UNCLE BINGO wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:04 am

So can I ask a stupid question , IS that a 79? Cause it would be extra really painful on the rarity scale thingies... OH my

Yes. Large O is 1879 only. Probably a VAM 3 or 15 going from the top of my head.