Top 50 Peace VAMs - Let's see some pics

prooflike

I'll get it started - here's the1922 VAM 12A Moustache

TonedPeaceNut

Here's the King of Peace VAMs -- 34-D VAM#4 -- it's 1 of 2 MS64s graded by NGC. Cherried this off Ebay for $16.




TPN

DNADave

never mind +1

Peaceman

Here's a few MS coins I cherried in the last 2 weeks.....

DNADave

Thats a fine looking whisker jaw.

XpipedreamR

Peaceman

They're mostly 62 or 3... I'm hoarding now waiting until PCGS finally starts attributing them... then they get put into plastic...

greghansen

Peaceman

Nice!

Mercury

Love the coins!

Wish I had some to post.

Coinhusker1

Xpipe, the hell with the VAM, that toning is Wicked Awesome!!!

TonedPeaceNut

Hey Xpipe -- NNNNIIIICCCEEEE!

Pretty cool when you have a toned Peace VAM -- a true double rarity. When I first started looking for these I found 3 VAMs in my toned Peace collection.


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ccr

1921 VAM 3. Bought, and still is, raw for $30 as VG. I intend to keep her for a very long time. Also the very first Peace Dollar I ever bought too!

crypto79

Here is 3 coins I added to my Peace dollar collection this week. I had been looking for a nice "cheap" 34-d vam 4 for a bit and am happy with this one. new to the forum but I have been a member of the cts-v forum for a couple of years does that count.]
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140136839744&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=004
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270152719232&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=017
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270152471324&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=017

I have a ? about the 34-d's I always thought the vam 4 was the same obv as the vam 3 just with a changed out rev die when the small D die failed but my vam 4
has a STRONGLY doubled date and none of my vam 3's or any of the vam 3's I have ever seen do. Do all vam 4's have a doubled date

crypto79

Also I'm sure some of you saw that pcgs au55 34-d vam 4 go for almost 700 a week or so ago was that just a bidding war that got away from market price or is that more in line with current levels. I have only seen that one and the one I bought since I started looking a year or so ago.

crypto79

bump

Coxe

<< <i>Also I'm sure some of you saw that pcgs au55 34-d vam 4 go for almost 700 a week or so ago was that just a bidding war that got away from market price or is that more in line with current levels. I have only seen that one and the one I bought since I started looking a year or so ago. >>



Whoa...I sold a PCGS 50 34-D VAM-4 (at my cost) for much lower than that PCGS 55 price very recently. Oh well, didn't lose anything and helped a collector with his set. Win some, lose some, and break even sometimes. 55 is also cherished a little more than 50.

crypto79

I have a ? about the 34-d's I always thought the vam 4 was the same obv as the vam 3 just with a changed out rev die when the small D die failed but my vam 4
has a STRONGLY doubled date and none of my vam 3's or any of the vam 3's I have ever seen do. Do all vam 4's have a doubled date

Connecticoin

Coxe

<< <i>I have a ? about the 34-d's I always thought the vam 4 was the same obv as the vam 3 just with a changed out rev die when the small D die failed but my vam 4
has a STRONGLY doubled date and none of my vam 3's or any of the vam 3's I have ever seen do. Do all vam 4's have a doubled date >>



Without seeing the coin, I would suspect you do not have a VAM-4, but one with an strike-doubled obverse.

crypto79

Although I would most likely think the same thing if dealing with a novice I assure you I'm not and I have several Vam-4 1934-d's lots of vam-3's and the vam -4's have a double date and the vam-3's don't. Any Peace dollar guy's out there who know anything about this. Or just more shots in the dark.

Connecticoin

<< <i>Although I would most likely think the same thing if dealing with a novice I assure you I'm not and I have several Vam-4 1934-d's lots of vam-3's and the vam -4's have a double date and the vam-3's don't. Any Peace dollar guy's out there who know anything about this. Or just more shots in the dark. >>



If it looks just like the coin I posted above, then you have a VAM-4. Look for the doubled spikes in the tiara (especially the 2 right ones), and the small D.

BIGJAYVEE

<< <i>They're mostly 62 or 3... I'm hoarding now waiting until PCGS finally starts attributing them... then they get put into plastic... >>



When do you think that will happen Steve?I have a few too and have been waiting also.Is it at least in the works?

crypto79

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<< <i>Although I would most likely think the same thing if dealing with a novice I assure you I'm not and I have several Vam-4 1934-d's lots of vam-3's and the vam -4's have a double date and the vam-3's don't. Any Peace dollar guy's out there who know anything about this. Or just more shots in the dark. >>



If it looks just like the coin I posted above, then you have a VAM-4. Look for the doubled spikes in the tiara (especially the 2 right ones), and the small D. >>



K thanks for the VAM 101. but it has nothing to do with my ? If the Vam-3 and the VAM-4 share the same obvs die and the difference is there reverse dies why do ALL OF MY VAM-4's have the 934 of there date doubled and none of MY VAM-3's do as I have quite a few of both, all slabbed. Please keep the condescending "how to spot a vam" or "you might not have a vam" comments, I have a high dollar: peace dollar collection and several sub sets plus a very nice VAM set with many top pop and near top pop "top 50" coins. I came to this site thinking there would be real coin aficionados with real expertise and did get a little help with Some old type3 double eagle ?'s I have had for a while but the rest of this site is fluff just like the rest of them out there. Maybe if I had asked you guys a "guess the grade ?" Would I get more help?