VAMWorld 2.0

Damage. If it were a strike-thru, it would show on the eye. Damage may skip over the eye since it's slightly protected by the eyelids being higher relief.

Progress! Both remaining orders are in Encapsulation status! BTW, took advantage of a slab error not noticed by the dealer; bought a ‘62 1878 V203 slabbed as Rev of 1878. That happens quite often IMO. :shock: That's probably the most common mislabeling that comes back from bulk grading, although 18...

Where did this come from: "We also know that the VAM 57 and 26 used the same reverse." This statement clearly says VAM 26 and 57 used the same ("identical')reverse....or is that supposed to refer the the REV HUB design not the specific die? Think it was simply a typo and he meant obverse. The three...

Gonna need a picture.

April 29, 1878, telegram from Linderman:
"Requests that five standard silver dollars of the coinage be forwarded."

JohnGoldsmith wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 30, 2022 12:54 am

Also if your into modern, will need one with the P and W. And if you gold plate any you will also need a C and a D.

Don't forget the ones made in Manila.

You have an O mint?

The telegram saying how many dies were condemned doesn't really say how many were used through 4/20. Many could have been deemed useless before being put in a press. We do know that one that was used and condemned was the VAM 60 obverse. We also know that the VAM 57 and 26 used the same reverse obve...

... Further the word "Specimen" is undefined and has no meaning. This is a recurring problem exacerbated by the fact that TPGs want a two letter abbreviation to put in front of the numeric grade to tell us all about the coin. Fortunately, the word "special" also starts with "SP," and that comes in ...

The line bordering the denticles is simply a remnant of the die preparation and nothing special. A full picture of the obverse and reverse would help in attribution.

My world submission just went to grading this week after over 2 months in "received." Thinking I'm not getting grades before the June 30 registry deadline.

Reeds from another coin.

Yeah, that's a nasty one.

vampicker wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:37 pm

Wow, think you're right. Looks a little different in a higher grade. But, there's enough there to convince me it's a match. Thanks!

The scratches in the upper tail feathers don't look like a match from here, but you have the coin.

Remember that it takes many hubbings to completely sink the design into the dies. Given the relief contour of the stars (wider at the base than the high points), a first hubbing from a Trade Dollar hub would give smaller stars, which would grow over the course of the rest of the hubbings. Class I, I...

No need to delete. There's no expectation here that people read other forums for answers to questions like this. Also, the reference to certified mail is incorrect. That offers no protection other than proof of mailing and acceptance by the recipient.

This topic covered quite extensively on the PCGS forum. It seems coin related claims will not be honored unless they are sent certified mail. About 6 months ago, someone posted the USPS paragraph outlining the policy but I can't find it at the moment. Collectible coins are covered by USPS insurance...

Ignore R numbers. They were all estimates at the time of discovery of their respective varieties and more often than not are not terribly accurate. Moreover, they are not a reliable indicator of value. As of last December new varieties do not have R numbers.

The last update to the VAM book was 1991. The number of varieties added and removed from the book in the last 30 years is more than what was in the book then. It's best to follow up with anything to match to the VAM book with a look in VAMWorld to see if anything has changed.

lewisr2 wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 20, 2022 6:24 pm

Was a list made available of the “lost” coins?

There was a list, but I don't know how available it is/was. There's a remote chance that it was posted to the old VAMWorld, and that I might be able to recover it from there.