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Welcome aboard Jim. VAM 13 is, perhaps surprisingly, not too hard to find. I've seen them in PL and in grades up to MS66. Premiums tend to be modest and highly inconsistent -- and very dependent upon things like overall eye appeal, whose holder it's in, and whether it is attributed. "All the money" ...

I've heard stories about a Cascade Chris, but I thought they were a myth.

colwillys wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:45 pm

check VAM 18

Doubled eagle's beak is pretty attention-getting.

vamsterdam wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:12 pm

Leroy does not list filled dies any longer.

Does anyone know/recall approximately what year he stopped listing filled letters?

Here's another 1921-D with a partially filled T. It's on a VAM 1U:


And this is my personal favorite (1893-CC VAM 4):

Kissov wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:55 pm

Try 3HK

That's it!! Thank you so much.
And I have a slightly earlier die state example with a bit more details to confirm it.

There isn't a lot on this late die state D2 coin, but the lines under OL in DOLLAR are compelling, as is the crack through the R. Plus, there are a lot of scribbles remnants.

Any ideas?

Have never owned one - tough coin for sure. Not being on any "list" I hesitate putting a monster value on it. Value is in the eye of the beer holder on the one that sold. Jim It's in the PCGS Morgan Super Set and almost nobody has one. That $6,100 sale is the only one I have ever seen in 16 years o...

What year is it?

That is also a wonderful looking coin for the grade!

Looks super strong for a 40.

Is that pitting near LLA on the reverse?

That is a gorgeous circ. Scarface John!

– How long did it take the crack to get to that extreme point? – And how many coins might have been struck when it did? I can’t image it was very many. After all, wasn’t the die doing its best to split into 2 pieces? – Or did the clash damage perhaps not go unnoticed at all? Scarfaces never seem to ...

Being housebound by choice (lots of snow over the weekend, but shoveling done) and feeling lazy (a perk of retirement), I decided to revisit a longtime VAM favorite. I feel lucky to own an 1888-O VAM 1B Scarface. In 25+ years as a fairly serious collector it is by far the most expensive raw coin I’v...

Hello Larry: I hope you are well. This is all I have for 1878-CC VAM 19A: 1878-CC 19A 63 ANACS Sep-12 GC $1,216 1878-CC 19A 63 PCGS Sep-20 E $611 1878-CC 19A 63 PCGS Jan-15 E $600 1878-CC 19A 62 PCGS Apr-13 CS $1,800 1878-CC 19A 62 PCGS Apr-13 PP $1,000 1878-CC 19B 63 PCGS Nov-15 PP $1,200 1878-CC 1...

They do look Mint State to me.

63/shot 64

21 and 17 are perhaps the two most common 8TF VAMs. So in my opinion no premium is deserved.

I just now received a status update text from USPS advising me that expected delivery of my package is Friday February 12.

According to online tracking it's still 5 states away and it's been there since Wednesday.
Gotta love efficiency and accuracy.

Geseas wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:22 pm

messydesk wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:40 am

Hydrofluoric acid. Nasty stuff.

It does react with silver and releases Hydrogen... Ag + HF = AgF + H2. Did he apply chemical to the whole Rev. or just the gooped area?

Just the gooped area.