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Really nice coins, love the toning, especially that 2nd one ( # ends in 186)

It doesn't appear to be rotated. A coin in a holder with a tilt to the right of the obverse will result in a tilt to the left of the reverse when flipped top to bottom? Just a well worn coin, been through a lot of use.

I'll admit to being the possessor of 3 of the listed 6 example (due to upgrades to my 91 o set) The photo on the VAM page showing the cracks is of my initial XF 45 coin. I would have to get out my other examples (AU 50 and 58) and take a look at the level of cracking. My notes show die cracks on 3/4...

Congrats Russ! Let me pass along a hearty "You Suck" Hopefully an article will be forthcoming in a major publication. Sorry, but not eligible for "VAM" of the year. LOL

Appreciate the efforts to help unravel this progression. It looks to me like a worn 14A. This may sound wacky, but when I tilt my head to the right. it looks like I might be able to a hint of the gouge in there, worn down like the other pick up points??? ..... LOL But then I am kind of wacky for stu...

Congrats.... tough date due to sheer volume of dies and mintage

Often the vertical edge (relief) of date or lettering can appear to be doubling due to it being slanted rather than exactly vertical. (due to numbers and letters being wider where they hit the flat face of the coin than at the top --- if that makes sense) And as said, the option of strike doubling e...

Will be interesting to see the result. Before it was submitted, would have been nice to see the half with a half dime placed on top of the obstruction area for comparison of size. Also, how does the thickness of the obstruction compare to a half dime. I realize photos can make it hard to make compar...

Condolences to the friends and family. Thanks for posting Messydesk. I enjoyed his posts both here and @ CCF

Congrats! checked out your set, very nice.

I'll add one more of my favorites from 1891 o... The brother to the other cud.....

Low grade, not very pretty, but among my favorites..... 1891 o

In my efforts to upgrade my 1891 o set, I recently purchased a VAM 18 in an ANACS holder. Turns out it is VAM 25 which was a discovery coin of mine from 2013. VAM 18 was discovered in 2009. The on line auction photos made it difficult to note any differences (which are very minor) in those 2 VAMs. A...

Welcome to the site... a good place to start http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/Attribution_101 Most of the regulars will say to begin with the date position and mint mark position. Most of the listings by date/mm will have subheadings to sort by features. http://ec2-13-58-...

One of the things most difficult to do.... find the original VAM of a series or the discovery coin. I'm still hunting the elusive 1891 o VAM 14 to try and close the VAM tree for my study. Looking forward to your photos....

Merry Christmas everyone.......

Not that I was looking for it, but 1st time I have come across one of the pieces up for sale. (my usual search of 1891 date) Since it is buy it now, no harm posting it? Seller has several of the items listed, just thought it interesting as a couple years have passed since the treasure was found. Loo...

Betting most of these coins photos can be found on a past auction site. Looks like a scam to me.....https://www.ebay.com/sch/ous3298/m.html ... 3561.l2562

Nice example. I didn't realize the amount of polish lines on these, probably due to all of my thornhead finds being well circulated.

Last coin posted appears to be VAM 1a4, not seeing the swelling beginning above the olive branch leaves.