VAMWorld 2.0

The polished obverse clashing is always present on a VAM 18. The clash occurred during its use for VAM 6.

But it is the correct obverse for VAM 2B so that should narrow it way down

Thank you, I accept your apology.

Thanks, BIN!

RogerB wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 30, 2023 11:00 pm

Dies by a left-handed engraver who was once a carnival barker...?

Sounds like Frank Gasparro, so yes we do

Oh, we've got sets on top of sets for the registry. If you can dream up reasonable parameters, there's a decent chance the set already exists in the SSDC registry.

Put me down for extremely skeptical.

A good chunk of these made the JR list along the way. Others are solid candidates for future inclusion. Think I have this coming year's set picked out, but it's not firm yet. I've been thinking we could do a registry set from the stuff on my annual list that wasn't already on another list. It would ...

Thanks for spelling it out. I'll leave further comments to others.

I'd love to read it. Where is it published?

With the discovery piece in hand, I can confirm you have a VAM 5A, and in a later stage than my example. The overpolishing at the initial and lower hair is not on my example. Probably not enough for a separate listing but certainly worth noting on the page.

If you have a superior, reliable and functional system of measurement for Morgan Dollars I'd strongly encourage you to publish it. I attribute a wide array of series, and their methodology varies. If you've done multiple series, then you know the learning curve from one to another is fairly brief. I...

Wow, maybe read it all again.

Overtons without the T vs I alignment aren't pretty. And that early half dime book kicks the sh!t out of most other references. Scroll ending matrix charts are awesome.

It works well in practice, but whatever. You don't approve so it must be wrong.

Opened today's mail and the 27-S I took a chance on turned out to be a VAM 3. It was the last piece I needed to complete my standard Top 50 set. I might still chase a couple of upgrades. I might be able to pass Ash, but I don't see how I'd ever catch Tom or Dr. Close. The SSDC Registry is fun - just...

Van Allen would have been acutely aware of his own work as he cataloged manytwo olive reverse descriptions after this date.
The tricky part has always been working backwards after a new wrinkle is uncovered. The necessary revisions and kills are much harder than new listings.

The date position is routinely guaged but relative position to the denticles. That's convenient, but not the best way. ALL measurements must relate to the central figure. This is the only way to ensure consistency. It is - the denticles are counted relative to the point of the neck. In practice thi...

Not just possible, probable. Recognizing a new feature like this could easily lead to duplicate listings.

This works to an extent with CC mintmarks, even for a human