Morgan Vam Experts needed on this 1878-s Attribution

lkrarecoins

Good afternoon all,

These are EBAY images from an auction that ended about 2 months ago. It doesn't appear to be a long nock, why the $260 premium? I'm stumped.
Possibly a doubled "RIB" with an uncommon mintmark punch?

Thanks for your assistance!

coindeuce

I suspect that it may be a VAM 77, for which there are only a handful known. All it takes are two VAM collectors working toward a Registry set to recognize it and away it goes. . .

lkrarecoins

Coindeuce, thanks for pointing me to the right place.....it does look like the Vam77!!!

Much appreciated...Len

LanceNewmanOCC

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did you guys verify which reverse is used? this obv is used with (3) 78-s vam reverses.
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LanceNewmanOCC

coindeuce

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did you guys verify which reverse is used? this obv is used with (3) 78-s vam reverses.
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Lance, I only suggested the strong possibility that the coin is VAM 77. No way am I making a conclusive attribution from those images in the OP. However, that being stated, it stands to reason that the competing bidders on the coin knew better than I do as to what they were pursuing. And if it turned out to be the more common VAM 111 or VAM 22, I have little doubt that the coin may have been returned to the seller. JMHO.

The question would actually be better suited for the vamworld.com discussion forum. It wouldn't take long for the winning bidder to show up in a thread over there, especially if their assumption about the coin was correct.

LanceNewmanOCC

<< <i>Lance, I only suggested the strong possibility that the coin is VAM 77. . >>



i understand. i was asking because i was hoping someone else did the work cuz i was feeling vewwwy vewwwy tired (aka lazy).
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Wolf359

Looks like a 77. Nice call Dan.

Found a problem free raw, a little better grade, not so beat up, got it into an attributed PCGS holder (first one) and sold it for mid 4 figures a couple years ago. Very scarce indeed.

BustHalfBrian

Both the 22 and 77 are rare, with the 77 being slightly more so. The thing to look for is a high-set mintmark. If if RIB is doubled but the mintmark is set low and centered, you probably have a VAM-6, which is much more common.

messydesk

Looks like 77 to me, too. Very tough variety. Looking through my attribution database, I've had 8 VAM 22s cross my desk and one VAM 77. Without the assault and battery, that's probably a $500+ coin.

lkrarecoins

Thanks for all the education folks....I love collecting the 1878-s long nocks, so was just viewing completed auction lots on Ebay. I sort from highest to lowest prices, and every time I see a worn out example, I can bet the bank that it is a long nock, but not in this particular case, so it stuck out like a sore thumb ;-)