VAMWorld 2.0

I'm still waiting for one of The Masters -- @vampicker and @messydesk -- to come by and take pity on me.

Sorry about the red thread:

PL standards have shifted around a LOT over the past 35 years at grading services. Some of the coveted old holders are the most leniently judged coins when it comes to that designation. There are coins in old DMPL holders that are barely PL. The more PL/DMPL coins you see in person, the more abunda...

@RogerRock I know this is an old thread, but by coincidence I recently acquired a PCGS-62 coin that exactly matches your descriptions. It's now off to @messydesk for an attribution sticker.

The feed finger-polished area inside the wing really caught my eye:

Mostly filled E. Neat!

Here's the new 1921-D VAM 5C1 (does not have a "bean bottom S"):

Here's the old 1921-D VAM 5C that has been renamed 5C2 (has a "bean bottom S"):

Be careful out there folks, in the last week I've found a fake 1921-P in a fake PCGS holder and a fake raw 1921-D on eBay:

Magnifico!
Sono geloso!!

Here's the difference between the new 1921-P VAM 3FD1:

And the old/renumbered 3FD2:

Here's an extreme example of what new collectors should watch out for and avoid at all costs, no matter how cheap:

weth wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 26, 2023 9:07 pm

Oh, Dennis!
First as the VAM 1BN, then as the VAM 1BP, and now as the VAM 131.
I think you're trying to set some sort of record for the number of times you can get this die pair listed...

I have no defense... just eager stupidity.

SilverToken wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 26, 2023 3:43 pm

Were any of these the result of the JOH-22 question on earlier string?

Alas, no.
The JOH-22 arrived after I had shipped that batch to JB. It is now waiting to go out in the next batch.

impairedsquirrel wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:22 pm

WTG Dennis, but why would you treat your heroes (Fogie)that way?!?!
Now he REALLY DOES have extra slots to fill in his quest!!

@fogie has told me that his greatest coin joy is filling empty slots, so won't having more slots to fill lead to greater happiness?

Mr. Albright deserves jail time.

Got my letter from J.B. today; 5 new 1921-P & Ds... one of which (VAM 131) is Fogie's:

Pcgs Is not forthcoming with information on s/s/s variety, as far as I could tell. I like those old white ANACS holders . :popcorn: . And fort Knox called about some missing gold , told them I ain't seen nothing :lol: ...... Both web sites have the major die variety S/S listed but no pricing as far...

Showoff!!
Mega congrats sir!

(And thank goodness none of them are 1921-Ps.)

AG03.

Rotated reverses are rarely found on anything but O-mints – a very notable exception being 1878-CC – and 1889 is one of the known rotation dates.

John: No it doesn't. I don't know the history details, but as best as I can tell "Weak" was simply the name someone gave to VAM 5 to describe the visual difference it has from VAMs 3 and 4... and it stuck. For all I know it could have been PCGS and it may have been inspired by the Weak vs. Strong 7/...

VAM 4 LDS. The upper diagonal remnant of the S is too complete to be an EDS:

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