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Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:46 am
by Tekkie1
A huge congrats on that bad boy!!
Veni, vidi , vici!
Now that you've found the cream of the crop, its all downhill from here...

Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:57 am
by CascadeChris
Tekkie1 wrote: βFri Oct 23, 2020 2:46 am
A huge congrats on that bad boy!!
Veni, vidi , vici!
Now that you've found the cream of the crop, its all downhill from here...
I dunno about that *cough* 215 *cough*


Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:20 am
by JASONKFLO
that's a sweet coin
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:51 am
by bjsilverfox
Happy days are here again, congrats what a pick.
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:27 am
by vincar73
Congrats!!!
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:24 am
by vamsterdam
Thatβs the nsane! First you pick it t out and f junk dollars, and then it grades ms62!
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 12:40 pm
by PacificWR
vamsterdam wrote: βFri Oct 23, 2020 11:24 am
Thatβs the nsane! First you pick it t out and f junk dollars, and then it grades ms62!
This is not the first time this has happened. My 1886-P VAM-20 came from the $30.00 box. It was toned (dark) and it graded out as MS-62. Every since then, I make it a point to check the $30.00 & $35.00 boxes.
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 12:41 pm
by PacificWR
Thanks guy! There is one thing I am not sure of. The PCGS registry shows six graded specimens (including my coin), so is there one specimen out there that is not graded or is my coin the six specimen?
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 12:48 pm
by messydesk
The SSDC Registry only shows coins that were explicitly added to the registry. It does not harvest them from TPGs.
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:25 pm
by vampicker
I know I've done a couple of examples. There's currently the one AU 58 still on the ANACS pop. I don't know for certain that this piece crossed
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 5:15 pm
by VamHelsing
Still the pick o' the year!!!!
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:21 pm
by Mhomei
Nice grade for that variety.
By the way YOU SUCK!
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:39 pm
by lured_in_again
VamHelsing wrote: βFri Oct 23, 2020 5:15 pm
Still the pick o' the year!!!!
A tough one to beat in any year.... thought I might have a chance this year, but didn't happen LOL
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:04 pm
by CascadeChris
lured_in_again wrote: βFri Oct 23, 2020 7:39 pm
VamHelsing wrote: βFri Oct 23, 2020 5:15 pm
Still the pick o' the year!!!!
A tough one to beat in any year.... thought I might have a chance this year, but didn't happen LOL
Sure beats the hell out of my UNC v44 last year, and
@fogie's 8TF early this year. I'm not sure of any other mega picks this year but even if there is one thats off the radar it would be hard pressed to beat a 23A in 62... This is most likely gonna be the best pick (for years maybe) until someone finds a 215 or one of the uber rare 8TFs that grade out top pop.
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:23 pm
by VamHelsing
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:57 pm
by shortnock
What everyone else said.
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:46 pm
by PacificWR
vampicker wrote: βFri Oct 23, 2020 3:25 pm
I know I've done a couple of examples. There's currently the one AU 58 still on the ANACS pop. I don't know for certain that this piece crossed
Exactly JR. Plus on the VAM-23A page under the comments section it states that the DC (cleaned) was in a ANACS holder so, that would make two specimens graded by ANACS. The AU-58 ANACS coin appears to have crossed over to a PCGS AU-58. PCGS pop report list 1 AU-55, 3 AU-58, 1 MS-62 and 1 MS-63. So, not sure if the total is 6 or 7.
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 12:53 am
by keydates
PacificWR
Sent you a mail.
Larry
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 5:15 am
by blh74
Pick of a lifetime!
Re: 1889-P VAM-23A Grade is in
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 2:45 pm
by bob259
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!