What does OVD-TOP100 and 8/7 mean on a slab?

cosmos66 · October 19, 2003 4:11AM

See photo:

1880-O 8/7 VAM 6

ccr · October 19, 2003 4:20AM

This link will tell you want your asking for. " OVD " means Overdate and " TOP 100 " means it`s one of the 100 most desirable VAM`s.

http://www.vamlink.com/Top100List.htm

cosmos66 · October 19, 2003 4:24AM

Thanks for that most excellent link. I bookmarked it for future reference. I looked for the overdate but I couldnt see it. Must take a trained eye eh?

ccr · October 19, 2003 4:29AM

<< <i>Must take a trained eye eh? >>

From a typical picture, no.

Usually it`s tough for us middle age people like me to see it in hand without an aid of a eye piece. There are diagrams, which I don`t have, that show the highlights of a VAM, which are close - up(s). So no, typically you wouldn`t see it in a picture unless it`s a close - up picture.

cosmos66 · October 19, 2003 4:32AM

I have the coin in hand but all I have is a cheesy plastic magnifying glass. I lost my loupe when I moved a few months ago and need to replace it.

Wolf359 · October 19, 2003 8:20AM

Maybe this will help. The left part of the '7' is sticking up from the '8'. It's called an 'EAR' type overdate, there are many 8/7 varities in 1880 counting all 4 mints (Philadelphia, SF, NO, and CC).

8/7

cosmos66 · October 19, 2003 8:27AM

That picture sure helped and I think I can see that serif thing on the 8. I definitely need a better glass though.

What does OVD-TOP100 and 8/7 mean on a slab?

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