8 TF VAM help Lots of Photos

RVDavis

I received Mike Fey's 8 TF attribution guide today and the 4th edition of the VAM book. Great little attribution guide, highly recommend it.

I've used the guide to attribute a couple of my coins I had not been able to classify. Found a VAM 14 and 14.2. I am having real trouble with this coin; I can not find mention of the obverse features. I have classified the reverse as A1F which would suggest a VAM 11, 12, 16 or 17. The VAM 11 does not exist and this obverse does not match the descriptions for 12, 16 or 17.

Significant features:

Tripled stars on the right
Doubled 7 on top serif
Shifted BER of LIBERTY left and up; remain letters have no shift or doubling
Broken serif in R of PLURIBIS
Doubled motto
Interesting die crack running from the star #1, left to the 1 of the date.

Here are photos

Wolf359

I'd have to double-check, but I think that's vam-12..metal in the lower loop of the first 8.

RVDavis

thanks for the input. I have looked at this thing so much today I give up. I think it is a VAM 12/16/17 that's my story and I am sticking to it.

Sequitur

Those are some real good close-up photos.

Wolf359

OK, I've checked. It's VAM-17, not VAM-12 that has the metal in the '8'. Your photos match perfectly. LIBERTY should have a faded look.

What scope do you use? I'm in the market for a scope...

RVDavis

I am in agreement on the VAM 17. I sent the pictures to Mike Fey and he says 17 as well.

I use a scope from Omano. The website is microscope-store.com. I take the photos through one of the two eyepieces and am quite satisfied; I use an inexpensive Cannon Powershot.

Here is the actual scope I use:

http://www.microscope-store.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_3&products_id=32&osCsid=9b3c5870be373e9f27a73001715079bd

Rick

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