Lots of VAMs Today

Coxe

It's one of those days at the PO box when packages all showed up. Lots of neat cherrypicks.

eBay

1888-O Oval O G-6
1890-CC VAM-9A VG
1891 clashed AG
1889-O VAM-13B VG (crumbled stars, hard to locate)
1921-D VAM-2B XF

Heritage

1880 VAM-11A PCGS 64
1889-O VAM-13B ANACS 58 (crumbled stars, a second one)
1892-O VAM-12 NGC 53 (MPD in hair, very tough)
1921 VAM-32A PCGS 62
1921 VAM-57A PCGS 64

Teletrade

1878 VAM-203 NGC 63
1878 VAM-203 NGC 64
1878 VAM-203 NGC 65
1897 VAM-6A NGC 65
1901 PCGS 58 -- New Discovery Coin (thought was VAM-16)
1902 NGC 65 -- nice but might return

dwssws

nice group there! thank you for sharing! have to get back out in the real world and start looking again

dizzlecc

A very nice haul for the day.


The 1892-O sounds like a difficult find much less cherry pick from a photo.

Did you know from the photo or did you get lucky on an educated guess.?

RVDavis

I love those 78 coins. Nice group.

Coxe

<< <i>A very nice haul for the day.


The 1892-O sounds like a difficult find much less cherry pick from a photo.

Did you know from the photo or did you get lucky on an educated guess.? >>



Not hard. Look above the 92 in the date at the bottom of the hair. The bottom of a misplaced 9 is evident there. You have to log in to see the image.

Link to Lot
Link to Image (or click on the obverse slab pic in the lot)

I had been looking for that and the 13B for quite a while too.

Coxe

Created a wiki page for the 1889-O VAM-13B, as it is a pretty interesting coin.

dizzlecc

I see it. With Heritage's super big pics you can see alot.

The stars on the 1889 o are cool as well.

I learn something new here on a regular basis. Thanks for sharing.

Coxe

I think the 92-O VAM-12 is the neatest MPD that nobody seems to know about. Haven't seen an uncirculated one. In fact, this is the first one I have found.

RobJoyce1921dVAMguy

John,
The 1889-O Crumbled Stars sounds cool. I'll have to research it. I've never seen one.
Rob

Wolf359

Great group of vams, especially that 1892-O.

Unusual for Leroy to give a vam for die fatigue. Is the NGC 65 not the hoped for doubled ear?

Coxe

<< <i>Great group of vams, especially that 1892-O.

Unusual for Leroy to give a vam for die fatigue. Is the NGC 65 not the hoped for doubled ear? >>



Yeah, I was pessimistic on it but hoped it might be an upgrade candidate. From my thread on it, it looks like consensus is that it won't make 66. Probably will return it.

The 13B isn't just simple die fatigue. The obverse die was literally falling apart with the stars, legend and bust device chipping away like mad.