VAMWorld 2.0

I am a long time reader and I hope I am not out of bounds here, if I am I apologize, and this post may be removed if deemed inappropriate. I just thought I would share what I have developed and use regarding the topic of “date position” and “mint mark position.” I use the documented first strike co...

Subjectively, I’m annoyed. After 20+ years I'm leaving the Virginia Beach area, prior to the opening. Objectively, I’m curious how they gain a market share. They are a trusted grade acceptance company whose stickers lead to added value in a lot of coins. But their process for acceptance is a closed-...

I seem to struggle with the vertical placement lines. I’m not sure they’re really needed, but if I line the inside/outside edges of O and D at 85 degrees, I get something repeatable. I think this is the jist of what you’re getting at? Pretty much. If you look at the pictures I've posted and used on...

Close. There's a couple different grids used here. Horizontal lines at the bottom of the ribbon and top of D-O help determine High-Low and tilt. There's an example found in Vam 101 under MM positioning but your example could also be used if you use the bottom curves of the ribbon as your guide. Her...

It is quite possible also that the mint polished off any evidence of the clash from the field to keep from having to rebuild a die. And the L inside the B is in the high point of the B. And I believe that I have evidence of the mint doing just that on another Morgan. For the dies to have clashed th...

impairedsquirrel wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 26, 2022 12:10 am

At the end of the day that's one of most 60 most favoritest VAMs...
Too bad someone had to assault her so.

Definitely a fun VAM and not as hard to find as I was led to believe

To better understand clashed dies and get some visualization help, there is a great resource on VAM world:

http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compu ... e_Clashing

Something that’s also wrong is the letter U on obverse and reverse. That letter type was used from 1986-2007. From 2008 and beyond it’s been a U with a tail. The tilde between silver and One is also different, though less obvious to casual observers.

I think this would qualify as an SP. SP40 maybe?

The mint outdid themselves on this one, very nice detail! Looks like a gem all day.

Have you looked at VAM-6? Appears to be similar.

Recently received one of my favorite commemoratives, Charles Barber designed Obverse and George Morgan designed reverse.

As you can see, Morgan still had a difficult time with eagles.

Eventually I’ll get the $2.5 if the price is ever right.

I agree it’s likely reeded edge that has the mimic of a double tap. It’s in an ANACS soapbox, but not a desirable one, so I can crack it for a closer look, but it’s more of just an interesting oddity in my eyes. When I saw it, I thought denticles, but as I was corrected and looked closer, it couldn’...

I’ve collected off and on for around 30 years. I found my first Morgan at my grandmothers house. She let me keep it and that started my love of them. In California you could make money by recycling cans, so I would collect cans then head to the pawn shop or LCS. I’d upgrade my collection by using my...

keilg1 wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 26, 2022 10:31 am

Agree, wickedly cool either way.

Being a Wyoming boy, this reminds me of the Tetons or the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho:

Sawtooth mountains ID.jpg

Beautiful country there, I dig the comparison

vampicker wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 25, 2022 5:45 pm

Edge reeding shot, not from the denticles.

Ahh, I appreciate the correction!

Looking over a double date 1880-S and noticed this interesting hit in the center arrowhead I thought I’d share. The date is kind of annoying since I thought it was an ears variety when I first picked it up, but appears to just be a crack.

I like ANA/ANACS soapboxes, particularly the slightly smaller generation holders. There’s a bit of nostalgia for me with them, as my first slabbed coin was in a soapbox and they were a little cheaper than the others at the time. While I don’t collect them per se, I do seek them when looking for comm...

There was a VAM-e issued on this subject if you are interested and can find it. It was dated March 19, 2011 Volume 8 Issue 7, entitled, "Where is the 1904-O Missing Link?" It will provide more insight and background. I appreciate the continued support on this! I have access to the SSDC so I’ll take...

@LateDateMorganGuy is that just a typographical error on the VAM-18 page where it says die #2 same reverse as VAM-23?

The 18.2 wreath bow certainly looks like VAM-32’s.

Edit: I see now, VAM-23 is now 48.