VAMWorld 2.0

I now believe the 1881 o has been quite under appreciated except for the unreal Hawkeye work, of which i never really spent time looking at until now. As my eyes arent like 20 yr ago, i look at my coins through 10x microscope and i saw this reverse much like 83-0 1C. To my amazement turns out vam 16...

Im excited to find: 1881 O vam 16 Tough as hens teeth PCGS 64 DMPL-- ssdc shows 2 in this grade Top Pop- over polish/rev This one underappreciated/sleeper in community Much rarer than the current R4- IMHO R6/7 JB - says attrib 1 of 1000 hes done rev reminds you of 83-0 1C Try finding one!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Looks just about like 83-0 1C

Just ran across this = PCGS 64DMPL - BLAZING MIRRORS & Gotta love
the roughness reverse

I see 2 at SSDC in 64dmpl-Top pops This is the 3rd

Any ideas on value????????????? Thanks 1881 O vam 16

Remarkable amount of vams available unlike before the silver & metals headed south price ways. Silver $50 to current under $16 really impacted our Morgans/vams values and it seems stellar vams available at bargains We now see many vams available that we never saw much from 1990-2008 examples: 1878 v...

One such story; I selectively bought 10 common 1880 s'1881 s Anacs yellow/gold holders high grade ms66/66pl. All ebay- selected coins that looked super black mirrored 7 went PL or dmpl 4 dmpl 3 pl - increased value by several thousand$$ so i continue to buy examples that seem heavily mirrored. Just ...

Was looking over the coins and the 1891 vam 1A with heart shaped die chip on forehead - seemed familiar - the 1878 vam 229 also has die chip forehead and is rare as hens teeth- SSDC top pop is 55pl Most wont grade and if they do they grade less than what you would expect Ask - LN Pete and he will co...

fantastic-but IMHO not a die break- but rather struck thru wire or debris
I have collected coins like this for yrs & love em as their abnormal
and command nice premiums upon sale

An answer to Chris from his reply: A HUGE AMEN-- THANKS LVA

I hate even sending girls off: Grading TPG - seems like frigin forever------- I have never sent to LVA - Its very tough as he's got hands full it seems On Post office- always insure and use your tracking number to see if delivered in Transit etc. I personally dont have time or patience to seek out D...

All statements meant to be positive/constructive i hope LOL Over several yrs as this organizations member i have been concerned about the lack of any type of sustained public advertizing etc. Most Assn's -etc advertize their services/products etc outside their normal channels. We truly need newbies ...

A few short yrs ago this kind of rainbo was bringing crazy money. A wash state dealer friend of mine was cleaning up on super toners. I told him to sell em fast as the craze would subside. Still bringing nice premiums but public doesnt have money anymore darn it I love this obv rainbo- kind that com...

John; Congrads from Oregon 88 contestants & 8th is no easy deal- I know you see tons of coins but its still very tough competition and im prowd you excelled. kudos to the vam official

64DMPL I HOPE Deep contrast - almost 65 except for numerious obv bag marks
and lately im almost always wrong darn it LOL

Super congrads- The LN set is no easy task -especially with coins that are not road kill terrible details I personally have got a bit more interested in LN- as i have a bunch found in my ungraded bulk purchases. Real easy to attribute as well for me. I am not a set guy but super kudos to all who hav...

Just wondering if any savvy member or members have pondered helping Mr Van Allan with member
new vam submittals?? Seems at times hes overloaded. I know its up to him totally IMHO only

Thanks ASH; For the great response to this SSDC question. You are a one of a kind special gentleman on all fronts and i wish i had the chance to spend time with you. my post here was not to bitch but rather to give one members opinion of what may be needed to keep things moving forward properly /gai...

Since original post i decided to monitor E bay sales as well as some other reputable sales venues Turns out the cameo pl/dmpl Anacs are bringing nice premiums equal to or above PCGS pl or dmpl retails price guides and numismedia.com. Makes me feel like owning more of em is a good idea. I just got 6 ...

I run accross this one quite often as it is common

Whichever vam it turns out to be- Im a total fan of those great breaks --- Gotta love em like this

The coin will say for example: ms 63 Cameo PL or DMPL
62 cAMEO dmpl

etc etc