VAMWorld 2.0

I will get this taken care of! (But my photo posting wiz @fogie is on the road with his laptop, so it may take a few days.)

Uncle:

Yes... YES!
Thank you VERY much!!

And boy does the attribution page need some more photos.

Lots of scribbles on this EDS-ish coin, but I can't find a match in the scribbles guide. Had to take a 2nd photo with a slightly ifferent light source angle to better show the shallow "arch" gouge indicated by the yellow arrow: 1921-D #1 scribbles1.jpg There are a few nice polishing lines on the obv...

Definitely a 44A.

John:
The three PCGS-graded Micro-O dates that are labeled 4, 5 and 3 could actually be something else, right?

Thanks Tom and John. Looks like I still need 2 of the 4... 3BQ2 and 3BQ4.

Trying hard to figure out what I have now between 4 coins, but 3BQ4 seems to be the only one I'm confident about ruling out. I have 2 coins with reverse file lines like crazy (which I had called VAM 81). Both have a diagonal line through the opening in D (along with cracks in the wreath and left rib...

Mhomei wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 15, 2023 7:37 pm

Dennis
Can you shoot the MM and UNITED and STATES please

Mitch: I hope these help. But the MM seen in photo #3 above is about as good as it gets.

weth wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 15, 2023 4:03 pm

VAM 3Gi is retired, as it is redundant with VAM 3EF
Also, VAM 81/81A have been retired and divided into four stages, VAMs 3BQ1/2/3/4

Wow... and excellent!
Have the 3BQ1-2-3-4 stages pages been created?

A PCGS MS62 1878 7/8TF attributed as VAM 44 (but is actually a 44A, and a very nice looking one IMO) sold last night for just $7,200 including buyer's premium. I emphasize "just", because the last MS62 that sold a year ago (also by Heritage) went for $19,800 and MS60s have been in the $7K-$9K range....

messydesk John: I found something else that seems significant enough to merit consideration of an attribution – gouges at the eagle's throat – especially in conjunction with the Z-shaped scribbles/polishing lines, vertical line in ear, and lines at the top cotton leaf: throat gouges.jpg leaf lines....

All three of those are profoundly difficult coins. Other than public auctions -- which can easily be years apart -- it's not an understatement to say that you might get only one chance in your life to acquire a 14.17... and ditto for a 14.19.

Bravo Chris!
Excellent buy on an excellent 1921-D VAM.

double post mistake

ChrisPaulis wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 11, 2023 5:57 pm

@DHalladay, I got this one for $140

Raw or certified?
What grade?

Congrats on your acquisition! I agree with John; 1U is a very cool (and scarce) VAM, especially in EDS when the gouge is obvious. They are known in high grades, too, although I once passed passed up making a 'pick on a badly overpriced PCGS MS64... as if generic MS64s aren't already overpriced to be...

Dibs on being second!
Congrats John!!

Heritage for big $ stuff, Great Collections for everything else.

I can't speak to rarity, but the desirability seems marginal. I only have 4 sales since 2020, and the premiums seem to generally have been pretty modest: 1878 7TF R78 140A 45 ANACS Apr-21 E $129 1878 7TF R78 140A 45 PCGS Mar-21 E $60 1878 7TF R78 140A 45 ANACS Apr-21 E $55 1878 7TF R78 140A 12 ANACS...