I found an 1882 O/S today in the junk morgan pile.

Meltdown

Not too shabby for $23.50

lasvegasteddy

kool lil treat...congrats

LanceNewmanOCC

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fun to find things like this!
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johnny9434

cooool, one has to love that part. wtg on the score

swhuck

I pulled one of those (a VAM-5 IIRC in about AU50) out of my local dealer's circulated morgans, and as soon as I handed it to him, he figured I'd found something. I admitted it, but then told him that there were two others still in there.

Meltdown

This one has some hairlines and XF details I suppose. It's more neat than a huge score.

GMan

Reminds me of the time someone sold me some Morgans. Most of them decent UNC's 62 or 63's I'd say. Nothing special expect the 1899-O Micro O. Of course it wasn't so special as it was the only coin out of the bunch that had been worn down to VF and then polished to a mirror finish.

RichR

Question to the gallery...is there a VAM variety of this coin more valuable than the others?

I'm asking as someone who would like to buy at least an MS62 or 63 example of one.

Meltdown

3 of them are top 100 vams - I would look for 1 of these for your customer.

Here's a copy/paste brief description and a link to Vamworld Top 100 for more details.


40.
1882-O
VAM-3 VAM-3A
O/S Flush. Look for the rare early die state
Doubled 82, Open 2, O/S "Flush", Clashed Obverse us

41.
1882-O VAM-4
O/S Recessed. An Ultra-rare early die state is known.

42.
1882-O VAM-5
O/S Broken. Look for the rare early die state.

Cam40

so this would be the vam-3 then?
awesome junk pile find.
nearly a you-suck

tightbudget

Might want to try a quick soak in acetone to remove some of that blue crud on the reverse though

LanceNewmanOCC

<< <i>so this would be the vam-3 then?
awesome junk pile find.
nearly a you-suck
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nah, not the v3 or 3a

i sold one not too long ago and the S under the O is very very thin, even when circulated

the one in the images here is quite wide and fat, but a fun find
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LanceNewmanOCC

Suspected EDS. There is some speculation for the die states.

DennisH

It's VAM 3. Besides being flush with the top of the O, the diagonal piece of metal inside the O is closer to the top of the opening than the bottom. In VAM 4 it's closer to the bottom.

CMCART

Looks good

pontiacinf

holy smokes I will stick with my Jefferson varieties.

johnny9434

<< <i>I pulled one of those (a VAM-5 IIRC in about AU50) out of my local dealer's circulated morgans, and as soon as I handed it to him, he figured I'd found something. I admitted it, but then told him that there were two others still in there. >>

you should have grabbed them for yourself as well

Myqqy

<< <i>Might want to try a quick soak in acetone to remove some of that blue crud on the reverse though >>



My thoughts exactly- time for a good soak, as those splotches concern me- but cool find!!