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Coxe · June 15, 2006 12:04PM

It was done across the street though. I submitted my 1878 ANACS 60PL VAM-9 to NGC at Long Beach. (The value of the coins I walked into that show with was WAY beyond sanity. Never will do that again.) They crossed it at that grade. I believe that was a decent way to spent 140 bucks despite the "buy the coin, not the holder" best advice.

That makes two high value coins in my Top-100 registry set that have no score yet. If they get around to it, that would be nice, but I am not that into registries.

DennisH · June 15, 2006 12:08PM

WOW!!!

That is a great great coin. Mega-congratulations on both finding it to begin with, but also getting NGC to cross it.

coindeuce · June 15, 2006 12:10PM

J.C. You sucked when you beat me to the deal on this VAM 9.

You double suck on the crossover!!

Now I'll never see that one. I'll have to cross my NGC-58 to PEE-CEE.

Coxe · June 15, 2006 12:21PM

<< <i>J.C. You sucked when you beat me to the deal on this VAM 9.

You double suck on the crossover!!

Now I'll never see that one. I'll have to cross my NGC-58 to PEE-CEE. >>

I suck all the way to the bank on that one, coindeuce.

For those who don't kow the story on this coin, here it is. I was at Long Beach last September and the first table I stopped at was Numismatic Services'. Saw a stack of three 1878 8TF and figured I would take a look at them. This VAM-9 was at the bottom as it was ANACS and was the lowest of the three grades. BUT IT WAS ATTRIBUTED. I confirmed the attribution immediately and paid their asking price -- which was a steal. Turning around, I saw Jeff Oxman maybe 25 feet or so from me. Showed it to him and anyone who knows Jeff and 8TFs can imagine his reaction, especially to the price. Anyway, the seller just listed it on their website the same morning and coindeuce contacted them it practically right after I bought it. I huess this balances out some karma surplus I have from somewhere.

HighRelief · June 15, 2006 12:25PM

Nice one to have in the collection John. You and one other lucky person are holding the only 1878-P 8TF VAM 9's designated Prooflike with NGC.

I think you should write a book on what you have learned collecting coins, your good with it.

MAD4MORGANS · June 15, 2006 12:26PM

I guess it pays sometimes to be a coin nerd!!

Wolf359 · June 16, 2006 12:16AM

What an awesome, incredible story, thanks for sharing.

And you really suck. When you sell, a PEE CEE 60PL would bring moooooon money.

messydesk · June 16, 2006 1:15AM

Nice! Just think of what VIPs may have been in the room when that coin was struck. 60PL should be $2500-3500! You will, of course, send your update to the 8TF census, right?

Coxe · June 21, 2006 8:43AM

Arrived back today. 2 of the four on the sheet submitted for crossover, crossed at the grade. The VAM-9 was already attributed. The bar wing was an ICG cherrypick.

-- JC

Coxe · June 21, 2006 10:18AM

Yeah, I know the bar wing is a 19A. That is what I put on my submission form but, for some reason, NGC tagged it as a 22.

HighRelief · June 22, 2006 12:00AM

From your pictures it looks like the 1878 8TF Vam 9 PL could have graded a point or two higher. Nice job on the1889 ICG cherrypicking with the reverse toning.

Coxe · June 22, 2006 3:46AM

There is a big hit under the eye and another significant one behind the eye. The mirrors accent every tick as well. It might be able to go another point, but it's limited by those faults. The grade is probably pretty accurate, though it is attractive otherwise.

I like the toning on the bar wing too. It's unbelievable that they tagged it as VAM-22 when it is clearly VAM-19A and that is even what was on the submission form.

wam98 · June 22, 2006 8:24AM

Awesome VAMs. Congrats on some really nice coins.

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