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by messydesk
Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:21 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Hav'n FUN (Live)
Replies: 36
Views: 15915

Re: Hav'n FUN (Live)

CascadeChris wrote:
Sat Jan 12, 2019 3:28 pm
...kenny wrote:
Sat Jan 12, 2019 3:17 pm
20190112_100956.jpgDay 2, VAMmers at work! :lol:
JB moves so fast it's hard to randomly capture him without significant blurring! :lol:
Especially if I'm trying to track down Russ.
by messydesk
Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:02 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Made it back from FUN
Replies: 11
Views: 5783

Re: Made it back from FUN

...kenny wrote:
Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:36 pm
Woof'n Doc and Lu Lu's dill pickles!... :lol:
I was sharing them with whomever wanted one on Saturday afternoon. Two "best pickles ever" comments. They were really good.
by messydesk
Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:45 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: 1883-S confirmed as VAM 6
Replies: 20
Views: 9016

Re: making sense of 1883-S markers

Leaning towards VAM 6.
by messydesk
Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:01 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Hav'n FUN (Live)
Replies: 36
Views: 15915

Re: Hav'n FUN (Live)

Not only did I get JR's presentation and VAM Thing XVI. I got JR doing me for 5N5. Mike Ferrone(sp?) and I got Ash. The sound on mine and Mike's is a bit garbled due to background noise. I'm hoping to be able to edit and capture the good stuff and remove the junk. I'm burnt to a crisp. It was a HUG...
by messydesk
Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:57 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Any ideas on this 1882-P? (UPDATE new VAM 41)
Replies: 16
Views: 8027

Re: I don't belong here: 1882-P

It would seem I have become horribly spoiled by what tends to be an abundance of secondary PUP photos in the 1921-P pages, because when I tried to identify an 1882-P today I was immediately frightened. (So MANY with doubled dates... most of which I can't actually see!) But backing away was not an o...
by messydesk
Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:24 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Best selfie EVER...
Replies: 18
Views: 8814

Re: Best selfie EVER...

bob259 wrote:
Sat Jan 12, 2019 9:10 pm
Is that Beauty and the Beast? LOL
:lol: I really should look to see if there's a working "like" button extension for phpBB available yet.
by messydesk
Sat Jan 12, 2019 2:59 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: 1923-S Detached Olive - is this listable?
Replies: 4
Views: 2392

Re: 1923-S Detached Olive - is this listable?

I imagine if it were more detached, with the stem totally missing, it would be listable, but in this case, probably not.
by messydesk
Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:26 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Greetings from FUN!
Replies: 15
Views: 7251

Re: Greetings from FUN!

This sort of event is typically a show highlight for those who attend them. Together with VAM Thing on Friday, this makes FUN a great show to attend, even if only for the fellowship.
by messydesk
Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:00 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Greetings from FUN!
Replies: 15
Views: 7251

Greetings from FUN!

Pete organized a big VAM dinner at a local Italian steakhouse tonight. "Had a great time, wish you were here," and all that. 20190110_211326.jpg I can't really tag people like one would on Facebook, so those present includes, but is not limited to (left to right) lewisr2 , alefzero , vampicker , Mar...
by messydesk
Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:10 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Comments on VAM page
Replies: 3
Views: 2300

Re: Comments on VAM page

If there is a comment on a VAM page that you know is incorrect, edit page and fix or remove it. I'd rather have a small amount of information I know I can rely on than a lot of information that I have to wonder about.
by messydesk
Thu Jan 10, 2019 2:09 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: 96P V21 DBL Clashed- Lookin for TRANSFER
Replies: 7
Views: 3531

Re: 96P V21 DBL Clashed- Lookin for TRANSFER

I can't see anything in the pictures. The clash looks fairly weak at the neck, so probably no letter transfer.
by messydesk
Wed Jan 09, 2019 5:39 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Please Check you 1878 P VAM 14.8 coins
Replies: 13
Views: 6498

Re: Please Check you 1878 P VAM 14.8 coins

John: What's crazy is, my other 14.8 looks identical to the one I photographed. Well, I imagine a bouncy press isn't isolated to a single coin, and that the likelihood of any given coin being strike doubled as it is struck varies slowly over time. Put another way, if coin n is strike doubled, chanc...
by messydesk
Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:03 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Please Check you 1878 P VAM 14.8 coins
Replies: 13
Views: 6498

Re: Please Check you 1878 P VAM 14.8 coins

DHalladay wrote:
Tue Jan 08, 2019 6:53 pm
... One question: I this thing strike doubled like crazy, or is huge doubling also a feature of 14.8?
Both. Remember that repunched and strike doubled CC I posted a while back? You have a doubled die and strike doubling. Cool, educational piece, and weird as all get-out to look at.
by messydesk
Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:05 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Old morgan dollars
Replies: 6
Views: 3310

Re: Old morgan dollars

Lots of spots on the reverse, but I don't see them on the obverse. $370 is not a bad price. Checking CoinFacts, $370 seems like a pretty typical price. Two have sold recently for over $1,000, and they both have CAC stickers. I'm guessing they're really tough on these, but you can see a little spotti...
by messydesk
Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:56 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: 1891 Slanted Date, 6B?
Replies: 7
Views: 3236

Re: 1891 Slanted Date, 6B?

It does look like there's a triangle in the right place for VAM 6B.
by messydesk
Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:18 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Old morgan dollars
Replies: 6
Views: 3310

Re: Old morgan dollars

Pictures would help. Sometimes these are nothing, sometimes they're etched into the surface after someone tried removing a black spot. Sometimes they're stains from stuff that was sitting on the coin.
by messydesk
Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:08 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Someone found the other one...
Replies: 1
Views: 1446

Re: Someone found the other one...

Cool! Of course, it was found 71 years ago by a boy who was born in 1931, but the headline makes it sound like a recent find.
by messydesk
Mon Jan 07, 2019 7:57 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: SSDC Inventory Mistake
Replies: 4
Views: 2445

Re: SSDC Inventory Mistake

Send details of what you did and what you wanted to do to me, @alefzero, and @fogie. One of us should be able to take care of it.
by messydesk
Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:31 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: When Was the 1881 O V-18a De Listed?
Replies: 1
Views: 1299

Re: When Was the 1881 O V-18a De Listed?

It looks like 2014, since all VAM 18s have the denticle and rim impressions.
by messydesk
Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:13 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Does SSDC Have an Admin Anymore?
Replies: 23
Views: 10782

Re: Does SSDC Have an Admin Anymore?

Some folks that may want to dial in may have to take a 1/2 day or full day off of work. So if at all possible, can the status of a dial in number or a software link be answered by Thursday? The answer to the phone number availability (or software link) could just be an update to this post or create...