VAMWorld 2.0

@vampicker, you rock and I'm so glad you're adding/correcting my input! I had no idea there were 3 different dies for the 200 listing - now I'll need to start a look out for the other two to complete my set. #mywifeisn'tgoingtobehappywithyou Not 3 dies for VAM 200, 3 dies with similar breaks. One f...

Welcome back, Jim. I took care of the wording and uploaded Leroy's photos to the page.

Cestor01 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 30, 2023 4:52 pm

Sorry, yes, you did respond to that. I messaged you again and offered to let you look at the coin. I did not get a response to that. I could have messed up with sending that message.

I never received a second message.

If you really want the truth about this coin, send it to JB (aka; messydesk).... We have seen this sort of thing time and time again. Like I said, the mind is a funny thing. Once you think you see something, it is very hard for your brain to see that same thing a different way. It takes a flexible ...

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.