VAMWorld 2.0

Cool coin! I got the party started, not that it'll be close to hammer.

LateDateMorganGuy wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:33 pm

1902-O VAM 10

If Alan answers with a 1902-O attribution, you can take that to the bank.

No matter the hobby or segment of hobby, there are always people coming and people going. I'm frequently approving new members here. Some just drop by for a quick attribution, others stick around and get involved. The same thing happened in the early days of VAMWorld.

89 is tricky to attribute because of all the doubled ears. Most of these are due to die fatigue, so the degree of doubling actually changes a little over time. Go through the 1889 Doubled Ear page. That should help with this one.

It looks like the VAM 35A picture (labeled VAM 1F) of the first 8 is shown alongside the first 8 from VAM 1G, perhaps to show that VAM 1G doesn't have the big blob in the bottom of the 8.

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...