Big Box From ANACS (VAMs)

Coxe

Well, I sent off a bunch of coins last month and just got them back. My impressions? On some of the best, they were quite conservative, though I generally agreed with the assessments. The package was huge, heavy and well packed. I was surprised that I missed some PVC that they caught. But I am glad they filtered them out so I can deal with them appropriately. I expected the problem ones to come back as such for the most part. Here's what I got.

1878 VAM-6 189 Reeds MS63 -- I had called them up because I thought I sent my 179 reed one. Sorry about that counting thing.
1878 VAM-19 MS61PL
1878 VAM-38 EF40 -- not sure why I sent this one, maybe because it looked nice for the grade and bought for < melt
1878 VAM-80 Cleaned MS60 Details -- VAM-80A
1878 VAM-114 MS63 -- Common 7TF but easier to sell slabbed than raw
1878-CC VAM-7A Tooled VG10 Details
1878-S VAM-1B MS62 -- interesting reverse variety; hit my grade target
1878-S VAM-17A MS63 -- grade I had targeted; nice VAM
1878-S VAM-30 MS61 -- another common-as-water-in-Minnesota variety
1878-S VAM-36A Art Toned MS60 Details -- knew it was AT when I bid it on eBay, but a neat one and looks full 64 otherwise
1879 VAM-24A AU58 -- thought for sure it would make 62
1879 VAM-42 MS62 -- another target grade hit
1878-S VAM-48 AU55 -- I thought VAM-84, which might be a late stage of VAM-48
1879-O VAM-3 AU53
1879-O VAM-4 Cleaned AU58 Details -- even cleaned this is one of the nicest O/horO examples I have seen
1880 VAM-11 MS63 -- one point higher than I expected
1880-O VAM-7 MS62 -- one point lower than I expected
1880-O VAM-24A Discovery AU55 -- I thought AU58, but that's splitting hairs
1880-O VAM-57 AU53
1881-O VAM-1B EF45
1882-O VAM-29A AU50 -- WooHoo! ... but the other one I have is in an incredibly high PCGS slab -- one extremely tough VAM to locate
1882-O VAM-38A AU50 -- a VERY difficult one to find
1884-O VAM-5 Lamination MS62 -- I thought 63, but has great toning -- common VAM, neat lamination
1884-O VAM-10 MS64 -- *yawn* (I leave dozens of these on the bourse.)
1885 VAM-3 MS64 -- common coin, bought for melt though
1886 VAM-21 Cleaned AU55 Details
1886 VAM-23 Cleaned MS60 Details -- hoped for 64
1886 VAM-23 Env Dmg AU58 Details -- ouch
1886-O VAM-1D Discovery Cleaned EF40 Details -- can't always have perfect discovery pieces
1886-S VAM-1A AU58 -- I thought 63PL lock; bummer
1887 VAM-3A Struck Thru Grease AU58 -- guess there was a little rub in there after all
1887 VAM-8 MS63
1887 VAM-12A MS64 -- clashed version of the ubiquitous gator eye
1887-S VAM-2 AU58 -- the AU58 magnet caught it
1888-O VAM-1B1 MS62 -- Hit my target grade (was SGS 64)
1888-O VAM-18 F12 -- here's one I overgraded myself
1888-O VAM-21 VG8 -- and here is another (weird too since circs are easy to grade)
1888-S VAM-13 Rim Filed AU55 Details -- knew it was a problem coin, but hey, it's got monster gouges
1889 VAM-5B Discovery AU55 -- awesome discovery; rarer clashed version of a major hit list coin
1889-O VAM-13C AU55 -- now where's that rub? I could've sworn I sent a 64 to them
1889-O AU58 -- note from John R indicates this is one for Leroy
1890 VAM-15A MS63 -- hit my target and pracically pays for the whole order in value
1890 VAM-15A Alt Surf AU55 Details
1890-CC VAM-9A Dmgd F12 Details -- I hoarded this tough variety until I got one in PCGS 62
1890-CC VAM-9A VG8
1891-O VAM-1A FR2 -- I just had to send this one in; got it < melt from Greg H I think on eBay and feel guilty still
1891-O VAM-14A AU50 -- thought 58; but still a great one to have in AU
1892-O VAM-5 EF45 -- this VAM-5 is the old VAM-7 (dbl ear)...most people are not aware Leroy changed the Top-100 VAM number
1892-O VAM-5 EF40 -- ditto
1892-O VAM-12A AU53 -- great VAM; misplace 8 in the hair and overlapped reeding
1892-O VAM-16A Cleaned EF40 Details
1896 VAM-21 AU55
1896-O VAM-7 EF45
1896-O VAM-19 Cleaned AU50 Details
1899-O VAM-4 VF20
1899-O VAM-32 VG8 -- I thought VG10, pretty close
1899-O VAM-32 EF45 -- expected AU53 but still a good grade for this tough micro o
1900-O VAM-15A MS63
1900-O VAM-23C MS62
1900-O VAM-23C MS63
1901-O VAM-1A MS63 -- should have gotten a 64; extremely tough LDS
1903 VAM-6A Scratched AU58 Details - that's not much of a scratch....oh well
1904-O VAM-33A MS62
1904-O VAM-33A Cleaned AU58 Details
1921 VAM-3Q Cleaned AU55 Details
1921 VAM-3AN2 Cleaned AU58
1921 VAM-32A AU50 -- neat die break
1921 VAM-51 MS63 -- got my target grade but not the 51A designation
1921 VAM-58A AU58 -- got my target grade
1921-D VAM-1G Cleaned AU50 Details -- LDS
1921-D VAM-1i MS63
1921-D VAM-1J Retained Cud Cleaned EF45 Details -- ultra-ultra-ultra-late die state
1921-D VAM-1"O" AU55 -- hit my target grade
1921-D VAM-1Q Cleaned AU50 Details -- hit my target and I knew it was cleaned
1921-D VAM-1BG MS63 -- I thought this was a solid gem; awesome naturally toned though
1921-D VAM-1BH EF45
1921-D VAM-9B AU58 -- hit my target grade; thought it was a VAM-3A until I was packing them up to send (tough coin)
1921-S VAM-6A AU53
1921-S VAM-6A Cleaned EF45
1921-S VAM-9A Cleaned AU53 Details
1921-S VAM-15A MS63 -- tough and not well-known variety
1923-D VAM-1"O" Cleaned AU53 Details
1923-S VAM-1Z Env Dmg AU50 Details
1924-S VAM-3 Cleaned AU55
1926-S VAM-4 AU55 -- VAM-4A
1934-D VAM-3 MS63

Gotta go dip the ones identified with active PVC and send them back.

TwoKopeiki

Not bad for $14 per coin, attributed.

Rampage

Very nice list. I bet they jaws dropped to the floor when they saw that submission roll in the door.

Peaceman

Nice bunch!

Coxe

Yeah, I bet John Roberts had fun. At least I had VAM'ed them all for him in advance.

Coxe

Also got a VF20 on my 1794 S-46 large cent I slipped into the order. Had it for about 20 years raw and figured, "What the heck."

BIGJAYVEE

Now that's a decent lot of vams.WTG.

greghansen

Nice haul! I remember that 1891-O VAM-1A that made FR-2. It had an amazingly clear clashed 'E' despite its worn state.

BIGDAVE

Great Batch

jdsinva

You might have to provide proof that the 1878-S v48 is really v84. In my experience, the v84 were actually more common than the v48. On a few occassions I've had to provide a copy out of the attribution guide befoer they would correctly attribute a coin.

Coxe

BTW, anyone know what the difference between VP and AFP on the flips for the unencapsulated ANACS coins mean? Both of my undetermined origin micro o ones have AFP; the PVC ones have some AFP and some VP and some had one changed to the other. Doubt they are initials then.

eyoung429

Good job on those!!!!! You have some nice tough ones in there!!!!!

jdsinva

I thought I saw some place that listed their codes but I believe it was on their prior site, before Whitman bought them. I was looking at one of my old submissions. One that had a light scratch was designated VM and one that was possibly cleaned was designated AE. I'll keep looking to see if I can find something.