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Thank you Roger B for your kind response. I just read your mint archive update post. If you happen to be the Roger B I believe you are, as well as Messydesk being another extremely well known and knowledgeable resource with his "spot on" answer earlier in this post in regards to the type of plaster ...

Thank you for all the information and feedback! It is truly appreciated. Sorry this is late. My simple question tonight for all you Morgan VAM enthusiasts: Did the US Mint ever use this official government seal on any documents or physical US Mint pieces you may have researched from the government a...

Good afternoon, First, I just want to apologize for my first two posts on this site. I've been a member for just a week now, and I would love to learn as much as I can from everyone associated with this site that knows VAM's through their career in the Numismatic world, i.e., experts past or present...

Yeah I know right! Like when people can't see the In of IGWT in a 1904 O and find the listing for it, and yet here it is, in the same position "plain as day with practically no magnification" in a 1888 P that's listed in the VAM pages. Wow right! Like you can see it glimmering "at the right angle" w...

Uncle Bingo you made me laugh! Thanks for the vote of confidence. Keep searching that 1880s. I used to have to do that with Buffalo nickels. First you don't see it, then you do lol. Would you like to see my proper coin "lab" vs my NC hillbilly set up "lab"? I promise you'll get a laugh. Kind of depe...

Good evening gentlemen, Messydesk, your reply was invaluable to me and appreciated more than you know. Thank you for taking the time to explain and summarize the answer that I was looking for in regards to the basics of VAM's. @Keilgl, you were the first member to warmly and kindly welcome me as a n...

Sorry if the pics don't show what's needed to see. I'm still new at this.

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Hello, I was able to identify my first VAM on my own haha. How exciting! It's pretty easy to attribute because of the uniquely doubled date and die flake in the ear, small o tilted right. It's possibly got some doubling going on in parts the obverse and reverse legends, stars, ect. Could just be die...

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Good evening, You gave me some good laughs today. The thermometer I'm not sure what to make of? Is it negative 40 where you're located??? haha. Anyway, I grabbed some of the pics you wanted. I'll post 4 at a time because I think it limits them. Seemed like it anyway. Let me know if these help. There...

Good morning, Thank you to everyone that has offered their helpful advice! It is much appreciated. My sincere apologies as well to not answering questions in the right way, and for the quality of the pics I've attached. I forgot the golden rule my Dad taught me. Start at the top of the pyramid and w...

Hello, Sorry for the first photos, the forum doesn't allow for original .jpg's I assume, and it reduces the size. I'm new to this forum, but not necessarily new to the coin world haha. I just took a 10 year LOA. In summary since my first post, I re-read the VAM header for the 1904 O and did some res...

Good afternoon! Thank you so much for allowing me to join your group! It is very much appreciated. For my first ever topic post, I'd like to ask all of the people on here if they can help me identify the reverse VAM variety of this 1904 O I've had in my collection since the early 1990's. It is curre...