1878 8TF VAM-20 Help

moosesr · October 25, 2005 7:40AM

I have been trying to use my 1878 8-TF Attribution Guide for coins I find online without much luck. DLRC just put several coins on their site and all look like VAM-20 (a hot 50 coin to me). Are the pictures just too small to determine if these are VAM-20 coins? Can someone look at these coins and give me an opinion?

Thanks,
Charlie

Wolf359 · October 25, 2005 7:43AM

The PCGS 63? Looks like VAM-20 Charlie.

moosesr · October 25, 2005 7:53AM

Jack, There are 6 or 7 MS63 coins, do they all look like VAM-20, and if so does that mean they are not very rare?

dwssws · October 25, 2005 8:53AM

8tf guide lists as scarce but just reread your post and see that you are using it

will go look of course it would be easier with a link

moosesr · October 25, 2005 9:09AM

Here's the link. Link

dwssws · October 25, 2005 9:25AM

some of them look like it to me but am with you that the pics could be deceiving but they are nice coins will continue looking

pm me and let me know which ones you are interested in so I don't take something you are interested in

messydesk · October 25, 2005 9:36AM

I looked at a couple and they look like VAM 20 as well. A key diagnostic not in the 8TF book (but on the CD) is a die crack or break that makes the eagle's left (viewer's right) wing appear to be connected to the rim. I'm puzzled as to why they appear to have so many. I was figuring they'd mostly be VAM 19, but they don't look like it.

dwssws · October 25, 2005 9:55AM

John, thank you for the tip been using the book will check out the cd and relook

Wolf359 · October 25, 2005 10:54AM

63 is a nice grade for a VAM-20.

1878 8TF VAM-20 Help

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