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Yup. You found the interesting 1879 VAM.

Well, they are consistent with this variety. I don't even count it as a screw-up when one comes back in the wrong holder in a bulk order.

The only photo I have of this one is the clashed E for the label. The coin is a bit "crunchy," so not every clash is going to show up as strongly as marks on the coin. I really can't tell from the photos, but I think the easiest way to differentiate is going to be whether there is a single or double...

Could you show the g clash? I’m seeing a vam 1a1. Maybe I’m missing something. I was thinking the same thing Brian. That’s why I Refered to it as an 89-O. But then I figured that I’m missing something because it was attributed by JB. Could be a "mechanical error" on my part. I'll fix it if it is, o...

Crazy vs. professional die polishing lines. I guess if it works for Leroy...

Thanks for posting these. I'm glad you were able to attend.

I1 6

Sad news, and a bit of a surprise. I met him a few times at some FUN shows a few years back. Really nice guy. I hadn't seen around here for a few weeks and was unaware of any health problems he may have had. I bought a few coins from him last year.

Looks like you have 39A. The big "shark fin" scratch spanning the d and w is missing from your coin. The scratches you show in the same area are weaker on the picture of the 39B.

Happy Easter, everyone!

smat45 wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 03, 2021 11:37 am

ok...so acetone is acceptable here? That's kind of what I was hinting at with my prep question. Anyone here use xylene?
Thanks,
smat

Acetone is fine. I've never used xylene, but I assume it's also fine for coins.

DHalladay wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 02, 2021 12:19 am

Messydesk would know for sure.
I've always assumed it was late state die erosion.

Referring to the spikes on the top edges of the letters, you assume correctly.

If you're talking about packaging them for shipping, put them in flips and rubber band the bundle together. If you have enough to put in a tube, you can ship that way, too, padded full with packing fill. If you use one of the clear plastic tubes, wrap the whole thing in tape, as they tend to break i...

Sad news, but thankful she's at peace now. Sympathies to Leroy.

There was some other coin I or someone sent Leroy with a similar impression. I referred to it as a cootie, but he said it wasn't quite the right shape and said it should simply be a worm. I'm not sure if he was being serious or his sense of humor was having a good day.

Thanks Vam-mysterio, actually, I didn't know fogie (Brent) was an expert till just now. Here I was thinking that most if not all of the top and major vams on these big lists were not very common to outright rare, that seldom were they common.... The original list, the Top 100, was comprised of coin...

crabscrape wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 28, 2021 2:45 pm

John B.
Is like the 1924 1A & 1A2??

Judging from the comments, yes, but it would take both the normal and EDS VAM 1A being submitted to Leroy with a request to delist the VAM 1A2 to get it set right.

Sure, why not. I'm sure there are others hidden in my database of thousands of variety descriptions.

Of course, maybe a "dentricle" is a denticle that has sprung a leak, not that that makes any sense.

Struck through a cootie.

VAM 11A is a later die stage of VAM 11. It does count as a Top 100 coin. We don't really know how rare it is in comparison to VAM 11. as the transition from VAM 11 to VAM 11A is a gradual one. There is likely no premium for one over the other.