1887 VAM-1A Donkey Tail Cherrypick (and a good story,too!)

cmerlo1

Many of you read my post the day ANACS was sold and everyone was let go...my friend, who was the source for the info, decide to hit the local B&M after he was let go...he picked up this coin for $22.00...He brought it by today and we confirmed it was a donkey tail!

Anyway, 3 questions:

What do you think it grades?

Would it BB at PCGS (he's considering submitting it)

What's it worth?

Thanks in advance for your help!

options26

Great find. My feelings are that the coin has been cleaned, probably high XF-Low AU details.

Wolf359

AU, Donkey Tails are always weakly struck. Looks messed with though, perfect coin for old ANACS....

direwolf1972

1 AU 50
2 BB at PCGS. ANACS details
3 No idea

For that money though cant go wrong. Very nice pickup.

DennisH

Looks AU53/55 to me. In a PCGS holder my guess is it would go for $750-$1000. The two PCGS AU50s I have record of sold for $585; I have no PCGS records in higher grades.

Edited to add: It's too tough of a coin in too high of a grade to not at least try to get into a holder.

messydesk

AU53. Worth a shot at PCGS. I don't see anything that screams "body bag" to me. Your friend Sucks™, BTW.

cmerlo1

<< <i>AU53. Worth a shot at PCGS. I don't see anything that screams "body bag" to me. Your friend Sucks™, BTW. >>



I will pass that along! I got to tell him that in person, especially since he got it at the B&M I cherrypick my VAMs from... in hand, the coin doesn't look cleaned to me, and has good luster. I feel priveleged to have seen one this nice! I find it rather poetic, considering what had happened to him earlier that day...

--Christian

GoldenEyeNumismatics

AU55, shot 58. No reason for a BB that I can see.

Coxe

AU55.

Yale68

It will slab, and it will come back AU58. The strike is weak, because the die was breaking - - there is no wear, just slight friction.