VAMWorld 2.0

For clarity, typical clash marks ARE mentioned in the VAM book and on our Attribution 101 page on this site, they just don't warrant a separate listing. To me, there's nothing wrong with telling the budding variety enthusiast that the first thing they spot isn't particularly special. It's almost no ...

Agree with an AU reverse, but that doesn't help much with a grade. Playing with a picture, but I'm not picking up traces of obverse luster. I'd say XF 40 max. Looks fairly original too.

To be clear, we're talking about two stages of the same reverse die, not two separate dies. The scribble scratches match across all stages. I checked this against an example of VAM 1B5 in hand and the earlier stage plates.

It a VAM 18. But you've come across one of the defining examples of an 'evil mimic'.

Judging starts tomorrow

Hard hit on the bottom of the O mintmark, damaged outside the mint

A good place for anyone to start with Peace Dollar varieties is the http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/PEACE_VAM_Attribution_101 found on the home page. I'd suggest a long look at the clashed die section. Can't tell you how many newer collectors in this field get tripped up...

Only a couple days until the deadline for judging to begin

I for one appreciate seeing other methodologies even if I'd never use them myself. I prefer the simplicity of the DPIS, but I do most of those guesstimates in hand. I can see where 'Ghost' might have a useful digital overlay for auction photos. It is worth noting as has already been stated that seve...

Had this come across my desk today. It's a later stage of the VAM 2 marriage that occurs after the VAM 2A stage. It is identical to the purported 'branch mint proofs' but there's no trace of mirrors. I've see other examples, but this one is 58ish and tells its story fairly well. It's a coin that pre...

I've never done one

Fair to say they didn't show Bill the coin. Nice find

Love the color

I've already sent the plates and a copy of the letter to @messydesk

A discussion between the two of us takes place before we list new Morgan VAMs

Very cool, thanks for posting it

That's cool. That gouge is present on the original VAM 17A(17B now) discovery piece. Did you find the stage just before all the denticle clashing occurs?

If it crossed my desk, I'd call it 'rim damaged'

that might be FUN!

If only there was something like an annual short list for stuff like this...

Couple more thoughts on this then I'll shut up. It's worth remembering that style of noting date position in tenths predates the wider use of the DPIS. It is a legacy of the early days of VAM World from a professional that wanted to share information with his peers. In this case, it was to make a cl...