VAM help, please...

MrEureka · March 25, 2006 1:59AM

What do I have here? For starters, note the spike at Liberty's eye.

MORGANHUNTER2 · March 25, 2006 2:02AM

Can't see it from the pic Andy.

nesvt · March 25, 2006 2:03AM

VAM 87 maybe?

jdsinva · March 25, 2006 2:29AM

Is that a long nock!!!!!!!!!

Looks to me like a long nock 1878-S and I'm already quite envious and jealous. . .

VAM 27 (long nock) is stated to have the broken D on DOLLAR but it doesn't have a spike in the eye. Can we get some close up pictures just to be certain. The photos make me believe it's a long knock but my eyes aren't what they used to be. . .

You've hit one of the holy grail coins for the 1878-S VAM series I do believe!!!

dwssws · March 25, 2006 5:31AM

looks like a long nock to me

and a coin that some of us would like to have

any chance of closeups to help identify?

messydesk · March 25, 2006 5:44AM

Holy Crap™! Looks like a long nock to me, too. VAM 58?

MrEureka · March 25, 2006 5:54AM

I'll shoot some new pix on Monday and will post them ASAP.

BTW, the coin has very strong PL characteristics that don't show up in the image. In fact, it arguably looks like a branch mint proof. It's a special coin, whatever it is.

nesvt · March 25, 2006 6:38AM

I'd like to withdraw my original guess and join in with the VAM 58.

MORGANHUNTER2 · March 25, 2006 6:58AM

Well if it is a long knock - and the looks of this coin is not AU by any means- then Mr. Lustig is holding a sweeet S mint Morgan..

looks to be a 4, maybe 5 pl?

ummm Andy- can we chat????

13PacesEast · March 25, 2006 7:01AM

VAM's Disease is funny.

messydesk · March 25, 2006 11:54AM

<< <i>I'll shoot some new pix on Monday and will post them ASAP.

BTW, the coin has very strong PL characteristics that don't show up in the image. In fact, it arguably looks like a branch mint proof. It's a special coin, whatever it is. >>

It very well could be a presentation piece marking the first Morgan dollar struck in San Francisco. The B1 (long nock) reverse was used first, and they're never found uncirculated, let alone apparently high grade uncirculated.

coinnut86 · March 25, 2006 11:59AM

the break in the D looks like it's just from the lighting to me. I'd say it looks more like nesvt's vam 87

Wolf359 · March 25, 2006 11:23PM

I'm not convinced it's a long nock, better photos would be great. The mintmark position does seems to match
vam-58 though.

wam98 · April 3, 2006 2:38AM

Any news on this coin ?

eyoung429 · April 3, 2006 5:27AM

Any update?

jdsinva · April 3, 2006 6:32AM

I assumed since there was no follow-up, that the original attributions of the coin being a long nock were incorrect. I wish a clearer photo was available.

dwssws · April 3, 2006 7:50AM

Either that or MorganHunter2 beat us to it

MrEureka · April 9, 2006 10:35PM

I assumed since there was no follow-up, that the original attributions of the coin being a long nock were incorrect.

Sorry, no photos yet, but the VAM 58 attribution has been confirmed. I expect the coin will go to auction because I have no clue what it is worth.

messydesk · April 10, 2006 1:01AM

I reiterate my Holy Crap™ from above, and add the customary congratulations and YOU SUCK™. Is it slabbed yet?

jdsinva · April 10, 2006 1:13AM

Well super cool!

I'm sure glad it is a long nock, now we all have something to watch for in the World of Super VAMs!

Thanks for reporting back, Andy, you made my day!

VAM help, please...

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