VAMWorld 2.0

Good job!

IMO it is post mint damage. If not post mint damage, it could only be a strike thru of some sort, but that is a long shot. thank you for your insight. What a interesting area of collecting. This post altered: 03 2020 no disrespect, just persuit of Knowledge. Thanks for great site! lioncutter In the...

Thank you all for your help and patience on my learning curve. I am aware of my protocol mistake mentioned below and I think we fixed it. Update: I know we fixed it! I bought the coin in question on Ebay. I saw something in Ebay photos that proved to be there, or not there. Here is a Ebay screenshot...

I removed a 141 yrs. of shmootz, probably ruined a nice coin and disturbed a nest of Vam eating bacteria that I can't get a photo of. I will try to kept them quarantined to Michigan. PC060929.JPG Update: Please find a updated photo of my 1878-S: I have been experimenting. P1071193_1.JPG I would like...

Thanks everyone, you're right, now I am even seeing polishing lines. Maybe a camera with natural light is needed.

DHalladay wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 05, 2019 9:14 pm

I think it's a stain/residue etch of some kind.

Using this proscope 50x w/leds may not be trustworthy. I will try real light tomorrow. Thanks DHaliaday.

Hello,
In that persuit of a 78-S VAM Photos are from a proscope 50x

Thanks all! ....if i could just twist the light just right.. PC020832.JPG PC291141.JPG Please note in the photo above a crack in what I am calling, thee dot. This next screen shot is of a 1878-S on Vamworld. Screenshot_2019-12-30-18-28-10.png http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/w...

...here is another photo attempt.
I will have to
wait for the Sun tomorrow for that special photo to maybe show there is no pushed up materal. I need photo equipment like you guys have to take those beautiful photos, with no doubts. Thank you CascadeChris.

May I be the first to say, Beautiful Coin Thats about all
I know so far.

PC010826.JPG PC010799.JPG Thank you for your efforts here. This hole above the B does not seam to have any distal ejecta, for lack of a better term.  78s0003.jpg The next two photos of different coins show the displacement of materal . 1575223893047.jpg 1575224161570.jpg Could that mean the "Dot" h...

Reverse B2d – Micro I S mint mark doubled with notch at top right of upper serif, doubled left side of lower serif and slight doubling on inside of lower loop . I would bet the photographers here have a better photo of that "s" for comparison. I will keep looking. I have been discovering the coins ...

I think you may be saying I have to wait till my new found 21p Vam 3K2, forms a real die chip. in the area of cracks I have pictured here, to get my Vam 3K3:: This may take awhile....

Great example, those 1H's. I learned something.

It's VAM 3K-something. Does yours have a big diamond-shaped die break (laying on its side) between obverse left stars 2 & 3? If it does then it's 3K2. If it doesn't then it's 3K1. How were you Screenshot_2019-11-11-15-44-34.png able to decide so quickly from this given photo that, indeed, this is a...

Thank you for your confirmation DHalladay. Continuing on this learning curve I am enjoying, may I ask what would have to happen to this vam 3k2 for it to become a 3k3?
I appreciate your patience.
(Attached is the reverse)

Yes, please check out photo. Interesting coin.

Thank you for your time.

Hoping you see a simularity in these two photos.
One is a 21p Vam
3K2, the other is a discovered coin from a Colorado collection that
my wife thinks I altered with a fine drafting pencil.

Here is a link to more pictures:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id= ... cBOgNuxnwV

Thanks for the help.

You are right, the Vam -1J uses a different denticle. Interestingly close.

No, I do not know what Vam at this time. I am looking the EDS of the Vam-1J. I will upload more photos. Thanks.