VAMWorld 2.0

62. I almost got it.

Many great points on this thread, love what Roger is saying. But I'm gonna go ahead and address the elephant in the room. The deeply embedded denigration of profit motivation is all but destroyed VAMs. Is sad but true. I can remember years ago when I was very young and came on VAMworld (2005? 2006?)...

I guess the question then becomes will this sale serve to tank the perceived value and therefore prices realized in future auction appearances of v44s. I guess only time will tell.

Yeah that makes sense. I wondered why it wasn't in the descriptions, so I figured I'd mention it since it seems like a pretty important feature. To me at least, that seems like the key feature for that variety, but obviously that's outta my wheelhouse.

I have a 30A sitting on my desk right now. I don't think I'm on board with this being acid treated. There are a few different textures you see on the acid work. I compared the example of VAM 30A to the 78-S VAM 49 and 50 as well as an 82-S VAM 3. On the varieties we now recognize as acid treated, t...

Should I send this to you guys, John?
Thanks

Thank you gentlemen, I appreciate the feedback

Oh yeah, that's definitely the way to go! Some of my biggest scores have been full asking price 😉 As a former Director of Numismatics for Heritage, I definitely get that HA is the best bet for money coins. Never really dealt with Great Collections, are they flexible on fee structures? What's the sta...

Btw, yes, v30 -- well 30A to be precise

Acid treated area also appears in the left of the upper tail feathers near the leg.

You guys know that I have over 100 discoveries and revisions and am a professional numismatist, right? I'm guessing this is something abnormal? If that's the case, just say so.

We're in a vacation rental for the summer, so I don't have a scope or anything but I'll try to post better photos.

Raised acid treated appearance

No PMD

Things that make u go hmmmmm

Are these rare? Any ideas on top pop or at what grade it becomes tough? Thanks

Nice coin, and yes, strong machine doubling. I would call the break medium die state, a true EDS would be more crack than break in that area. Undergraded too!

From what I've seen, something on this board only sells if it's priced too low.

Any thoughts on great collections? Or other auction houses besides heritage?