VAMWorld 2.0

The 1971 red and white book is the oldest VAM book, as it is the first collaboration between Leroy and Mallis. The 1965 book with the black and polka-dot cover is the first book that has Leroy's die numbering nomenclature in it. It also has catalog numbers that would become those used in the VAM boo...

A Peace dollar value guide has yet to be assembled for the registry. Until then, auction prices realized are your best bet. There's also a "What's it Worth?" forum here to get answers on single coins.

I was about to make a crack about there being a full moon, but then realized that would just be pouring gas on this thread.

It was moved because it hadn't been observed. It doesn't mean it doesn't exist. That said, the die polishing lines on your coin need to match those shown on the 65A page (and those on a 65A coin that aren't shown) exactly for it to be considered to be VAM 65. I can't tell from here if they do.

Unlikely I'd list that as anything other than VAM 25A. It may or may not be a later die stage than the 25A discovery coin. There are so many cracks on the obverse that it'll take a lot of coins to know how and in what order they all developed. Only after this happens will I consider adding detail to...

Missing from the progression for that reverse were the two that came earlier, but as they're dated 1878, it's pretty obvious where they go. Any time you get one die used in 8 different die marriage, that's a cool thing. When it spans 2 years, even more cool.

This novice could digest that a little easier if it wasn't in a right to left format. Is that a numismatist thing? I did like seeing that census for this date in the attribution guides. Kudo's to someone. Just happened to be how we laid them out on the table. We decided we needed to document it, so...

C'mon you just need multiple examples of each to place side by side and stare at them for hours, passing them back and forth after dinner. It helps if you have at least a couple of people that have no deep interest in varieties that agree to dinner, with no idea a lengthy research session is on the...

Saturday at a big show when the dealer is gone but the plastic tablecloth is still there, you have a blank canvas upon which to study the progression of the 1879-S B2a reverse. IMG_0454.jpg 56, 149, and 66 may not be in exactly the right order, and it may never be possible to determine the right ord...

demetri wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 29, 2023 9:45 pm

I picked this poor looking coin because it has a far date (and the price was right)...

Unless it was free, the price was not right. If eBay, file a SNAD as a counterfeit coin.

AWS is still Amazon's most profitable business unit. The old VW disappeared because it was on someone else's wiki platform and that company disappeared. It sounds like Amazon is just undoing a big hiring spree related to AWS.

Nicknames for coins are like any other nicknames. They have to get started somehow, but then have to be organically accepted. There's a Seinfeld episode about George trying to force a nickname onto himself. It doesn't turn out well.

vampicker wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 27, 2023 10:12 pm

Crazy that it made an 'uncirculated' holder rather than the 'silver dollar' version. Guess they invented not turning coins over to grade them

It may have been on the day that they only had to be untoned.

Awesome! Is the tablet working out for you?

My Judd book doesn't go past 1916, but if you're referring to J-2015, according to uspatterns.com, that has been discredited as being mutilated regular issues

@messydesk So i got to ask what happened to the attribution wizard idea ? 19 years I would think that being on the ground floor as it were ,,, there would be a pay app for that ,,,,make it so easy any new collector could interact with, the limited AI ??? and you sitting on the beach sipping an umbr...

I did a search already and couldn't find anything. My question is, what happened to the Rarity rating on all of the Morgan VAM's? Every VAM used to have a rarity rating associated with each one, but I don't see it anymore. What happened? TIA. A valid question. The rarity rating is being phased out ...

The squiggle is a clash from the top outline of Liberty's head. Rather common clash, since the feature is lower on the coin (higher on the die) than the nearby field.

Looks like VAM 4B

Many 83-S and 84-S have engraved leaves that weren't previously noted. These dates have been particularly nasty to attribute because of consistent date positions (most 84-S are far, 83-S doesn't move) and coins being circulated.