Post a VAM....

Peaceman · January 5, 2006 10:56AM

I finally got all of my photos done for my registry set (which is only at 25% right now) but I thought I'd share my final product.... POST A VAM!!

jdsinva · January 5, 2006 11:07AM

MikeInFL · January 5, 2006 11:07AM

1921-D VAM-3A

p8nt · January 5, 2006 11:09AM

DennisH · January 5, 2006 11:10AM

Mike:

You are so mean!

Nice coin!!

MikeInFL · January 5, 2006 11:17AM

<< Mike:

You are so mean!

Nice coin!! >>

Would I be meaner if I showed you this, a second example of the same coin?

Would I be nicer if I offered you the above coin in trade? Make me a fair offer...Mike

DennisH · January 5, 2006 11:26AM

Guys and gals, you're making my VAM mouth drool with all those goodies. Here's one of my favorites... tied for finest known and one of just 6 Mint State examples known to exist.

Mike, I was wrong. You're not mean... you're mean and nasty!

Please let me know if one of those ever becomes available.

Peaceman · January 5, 2006 11:27AM

Dennis.... do you have a closeup?

MikeInFL · January 5, 2006 11:30AM

<< Guys and gals, you're making my VAM mouth drool with all those goodies. Here's one of my favorites (sorry for the link but AOL is all I've got.)

tied for finest known to exist

Mike, I was wrong. You're not mean... you're mean and nasty!

Please let me know if one of those ever becomes available. >>

Like I said above, I'm open to offers for the second coin -- it is NGC MS 63. The pics suck -- white balance is all off. I'll go reimage them and put up some better ones...Mike

Peaceman · January 5, 2006 11:32AM

All I see is red "X"'s..... The 1st 2 I posted were the "Ear ring" 2A and the "Extra Hair" 8A... Here's 12A "Moustache"

DorkGirl · January 5, 2006 11:33AM

nesvt · January 5, 2006 11:35AM

Peaceman · January 5, 2006 11:39AM

Dorkgirl... I like it... what does she grade out at?

Norm, Were you able to call it the "Beauty mark".....

Coinhusker1 · January 5, 2006 11:40AM

nesvt · January 5, 2006 11:43AM

<< Norm, Were you able to call it the "Beauty mark"..... >>

Yes. That's the only one I ever gave a "name".... and my wife actually came up with it. Leroy accepted it.

nesvt · January 5, 2006 11:47AM

Dennis, you like those 21-D 3A's? I thought everyone had a few.

Peaceman · January 5, 2006 11:49AM

I got to name one once too.... my "eagle tear" about a year ago.... Here's one of my Fav. coins... It's the latest die state and finest 2-break VAM 2C known (Randy has one this late as well in a PCGS 62 holder) but this coin actually has 3 errors on it including the VAM itself, a square planchet flaw on the chin and an occluded gas bubble running from the "D" in GOD down towards the 9 in the date.

Coinhusker... nice coin in that grade....

MikeInFL · January 5, 2006 11:53AM

I just reimaged the second coin. Here are the fresh pics:

DennisH · January 5, 2006 11:55AM

Hey no fair!!!

You guys have got to stop ganging up on me with those VAM 3As... all I have is a pitiful little XF40.

RobJoyce1921dVAMguy · January 5, 2006 11:56AM

1882 O/S VAM-4 LDS

1882 O/S VAM-4 EDS - ultra rare

MAD4MORGANS · January 5, 2006 11:59AM

Oh Great...Now I have to look at all you other guys coins which are way cooler than any of mine...

This is an 1891 O Full E VAM-1A

As far as I know, this is the most common of the Full E's. My guess is that they may be easier to spot.
CLASHED E

FULL
1886-O
1889-O SCARCEST
1891-0 MOST COMMON

PARTIAL E
1878-P VAM-84
1880-P
1883-O
1884-P
1887-P
1888-O

MAD4MORGANS · January 5, 2006 12:01PM

Well at least Rob Joyce didn't whip out his 21D VAM-1X.

DennisH · January 5, 2006 12:02PM

Here's a closeup of the Hangnail feature for Peaceman:

hangnail closeup

Vet · January 5, 2006 12:10PM

DennisH · January 5, 2006 12:11PM

I thought the '21-D 1X in Rob's book was borrowed for picturing from another insanely avid VAM collector out here on the Left Coast.

jdsinva · January 5, 2006 12:16PM

Has anyone ever assembled a completed set of clashed E Morgans?

Wolf359 · January 5, 2006 12:16PM

jdsinva · January 5, 2006 12:20PM

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Is that the one you acquired from Baltimore a year or two ago?

Peaceman · January 5, 2006 12:20PM

BAM!!!!! Wow Wolf... ok... here's a 1F "Field Break" the only coin in my set thus far that's not LDS..... well, MS-64, I can't complain...

Wolf359 · January 5, 2006 12:20PM

Has anyone ever assembled a completed set of clashed E Morgans?

Probably Jeff Oxman and maybe Mike Fey. I have none of the easier ones (1878 VAM-84A for example), and I only need the 1889-O VAM-
20A to complete the rare ones. I think Rob has them all but the 1887-Vam-1B.

RobJoyce1921dVAMguy · January 5, 2006 12:21PM

Yup, the 1X is not mine. Wish it were! I'll post a pic anyway

With appologies to Crockadile Dundee....
That's not a cud... Now that's a cud!

Peaceman · January 5, 2006 12:21PM

That clased E is VERY cool... too bad it is rarely seen in Peace $'s.... come to think of it... I've never seen one.... anyone have a pic of a transfered letter?
WOW... hard to miss that 1X..... how many of those known?

RobJoyce1921dVAMguy · January 5, 2006 12:23PM

Jack... I tried to get the 1887 VAM-1B clashed E but SOMEBODY wouldn't part with it

RobJoyce1921dVAMguy · January 5, 2006 12:24PM

Only 1 VAM-1X known. I had Leroy call one of my coins a 1X EDS once but it wasn't. The die cracks didn't match elsewhere. I've had others claim to have 1X eds coins as well but if you've looked at 21-D die breaks, you know the EP area gets that shape crack on many dies.

Rob

MAD4MORGANS · January 5, 2006 12:24PM

<< Hey no fair!!!

You guys have got to stop ganging up on me with those VAM 3As... all I have is a pitiful little XF40.

>>

OK, here's a VAM-3X

RobJoyce1921dVAMguy · January 5, 2006 12:26PM

Hey, love this thread with all the 21-D's

Here's a streamer wing 3a since nobody else has posted one.

Wolf359 · January 5, 2006 12:29PM

Is that the one you acquired from Baltimore a year or two ago?

Good memory. It is. It's so badly whizzed, the tripled blossoms are tough to see! But for $23, it was a wonderful buy.

Wolf359 · January 5, 2006 12:31PM

Rob sucks.

Rob, you should post your grades today. Heck of a lot of nice vams that blew me away. And Rob was an NGC Registry Set winner
this week!

Peaceman · January 5, 2006 12:32PM

Too bad there's just one 1X... maybe more will surface... That's a cool coin. Here's a Wing Break 5A

Wolf359 · January 5, 2006 12:38PM

Lots of great vams. I see that 1895-S/S VAM-4 wow.

This coin isn't mine, Logan's 1889-P VAM-23A find from Jan-05...and re-sold for insane record-breaking money that I dare not repeat! But
think new car money:

Peaceman · January 5, 2006 12:41PM

Jack, I remember that post... this is the super clashed one right.... Who owns it now?

nesvt · January 5, 2006 12:54PM

<< Jack, I remember that post... this is the super clashed one right.... Who owns it now? >>

I know someone selling a Super CD 1883-O 22A Morgan for a lot less than new car money!

Wolf359 · January 5, 2006 12:58PM

It's in the California collection now.

mgoodm3 · January 5, 2006 1:02PM

VAM 1C 3+2 clashed rev.

Wolf359 · January 5, 2006 1:03PM

VAM 1C 3+2 clashed rev.

At least 64.

Peaceman · January 5, 2006 1:04PM

I've seen them having the top sets for some time... who is it? They must be VAM collectors as well? That coin is not needed for any set right now right? Here's one last VAM... one of the "kings" of the Peace $ Top 50, the 1E "Broken Wing". She's in a PCGS 62 holder right now waiting for entry into my set.....

mgoodm3 · January 5, 2006 1:05PM

PCGS 64. Unattributed by VAM other than someone telling me it was.

Wolf359 · January 5, 2006 1:15PM

Oh yeah, huge vammer and Peace dollar lover. Keeps a low profile, so I'd better not say.

MAD4MORGANS · January 5, 2006 1:18PM

<< I've seen them having the top sets for some time... who is it? They must be VAM collectors as well? That coin is not needed for any set right now right? Here's one last VAM... one of the "kings" of the Peace $ Top 50, the 1E "Broken Wing". She's in a PCGS 62 holder right now waiting for entry into my set.....

>>

Looks like that one was flying below the rest of the flock.

DennisH · January 5, 2006 1:34PM

Actually, that monster-of-all-clashes 1889 is in one of the PCGS registries -- the 305-coin super set.

Personally, I don't believe it or the 1921-D VAM 1X should belong, because they may both be unique. That's why I think PCGS will occasionally look at how many of these killer VAMs have actually been certified, and if there aren't at least 5 of them they will be dropped from the Registries.

Crazy4Coins · January 5, 2006 1:44PM

Hey...I want in on this

Don't have many images yet but here's a few of my favorite:

Whisker Cheek...PCGS 64 ..... The coin responsible for my current VAM addiction

Tail on 'O'.....PCGS 64

Here's the other ULDS Extra Hair Peaceman mentioned....PCGS 62....for now

Post a VAM....

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