VAM Quiz #2

Coxe · February 7, 2007 9:41AM

Since the last one went so well, let's try exercising some VAM muscles a little on ten more. I don't think they are particularly obscure.

dwssws · February 7, 2007 9:54AM

off the top of my head for some of them

coin 2 - 1880 vam 23
coin 8 1878 cc vam 7a?
coin 10 - 1878 cc vam 11

speety · February 7, 2007 10:00AM

Some of you VAM guys amaze me! I have a hard enough time even remembering the dates/mm in my series

BIGDAVE · February 7, 2007 10:00AM

#7 92-s vam 2

robec · February 7, 2007 10:12AM

Is coin #9 an 1890 S VAM 1C?

MAD4MORGANS · February 7, 2007 10:13AM

Coin 6 - 1900P VAM-16 Revised
Coin 3 - 1902-O VAM-40A

Rampage · February 7, 2007 10:15AM

Off the top of my head:

Coin 4 is VAM 3A 1921D.

MAD4MORGANS · February 7, 2007 10:20AM

<< <i>Off the top of my head:

Coin 4 is VAM 3A 1921D. >>

Looks lke one in my sig line collection.

Coxe · February 7, 2007 10:48AM

The correct ones so far:

coin 1 -
coin 2 - 1880 VAM-23 (dwssws)
coin 3 -
coin 4 - 1921-D VAM-3A (Rampage)
coin 5 -
coin 6 - 1900 VAM-16A (MAD4MORGANS)
coin 7 - 1892-S VAM-2 (BIGDAVE)
coin 8 -
coin 9 - 1922-D VAM-2E (robec)
coin 10 - 1878-CC VAM-11 (dwssws)

robec, coin 9 is a Peace dollar. I had to throw one in there in case Peaceman showed up to play. I'll hold off on hints for now. Things are progressing pretty well.

edit>> added robec's correct answer for #9.

robec · February 7, 2007 11:02AM

Thanks for the hint. Would it be a 1922 D VAM 2E?

Coxe · February 7, 2007 11:06AM

<< <i>Thanks for the hint. Would it be a 1922 D VAM 2E? >>

Yes, indeed, it would be that. That was pretty fast.

robec · February 7, 2007 11:55AM

I know this is probably wrong, but for #5 I have 1888 P Vam 30

Coxe · February 7, 2007 11:59AM

<< <i>I know this is probably wrong, but for #5 I have 1888 P Vam 30 >>

Hint #1: You have the right date, just not the right variety.

robec · February 7, 2007 12:48PM

I think I'm down to my final guess. At least for tonite. 1888-P Vam7

Coxe · February 7, 2007 12:58PM

The 1888 is a popular clashed die variety. Obviously, it appears to have a G and an n clashed over each other. Leroy doesn't write it up that way though. Despite some people thinking they see a G within the n clash on the obverse, I am 99.999% convinced it is not there and that the G clash was with another obverse die. The challenge then is to find that elusive die paired clashed variety that has escaped us thusfar. Perhaps none were produced or at least left the mint?

Coxe · February 7, 2007 10:56PM

ttt for the EC AM crowd.

Wolf359 · February 8, 2007 3:27AM

#3 looks familiar, but I can't place it.

Coxe · February 8, 2007 5:48AM

Clue on #3 is that the detail shown is what is used to instantly differentiate it from a number of other similar ones of the date. (I am sure you guys all know this one too.)

Wolf359 · February 8, 2007 6:28AM

That helped. Coin #3 is an 1899-O Micro O VAM-5.

Coxe · February 8, 2007 10:35AM

Bingo!

coin 1 -
coin 2 - 1880 VAM-23 (dwssws)
coin 3 - 1899-O VAM-5 (Wolf359)
coin 4 - 1921-D VAM-3A (Rampage)
coin 5 -
coin 6 - 1900 VAM-16A (MAD4MORGANS)
coin 7 - 1892-S VAM-2 (BIGDAVE)
coin 8 -
coin 9 - 1922-D VAM-2E (robec)
coin 10 - 1878-CC VAM-11 (dwssws)

eyoung429 · February 8, 2007 12:30PM

coin #8 is 1882 O Vam 29A

eyoung429 · February 8, 2007 12:33PM

coin #1 is 1885 P VAM 1D

Coxe · February 8, 2007 2:33PM

WooHoo! One more to go......
I gave plenty of hints on coin 5. Last hint on it is that it is in Mark Kimpton's book. He briefly discusses the point I dispute.

coin 1 - 1885 VAM-1D (eyoung429)
coin 2 - 1880 VAM-23 (dwssws)
coin 3 - 1899-O VAM-5 (Wolf359)
coin 4 - 1921-D VAM-3A (Rampage)
coin 5 -
coin 6 - 1900 VAM-16A (MAD4MORGANS)
coin 7 - 1892-S VAM-2 (BIGDAVE)
coin 8 - 1882-O VAM-29A (eyoung429)
coin 9 - 1922-D VAM-2E (robec)
coin 10 - 1878-CC VAM-11 (dwssws)

Coxe · February 9, 2007 11:55AM

ttt

HighRelief · February 9, 2007 12:05PM

Would coin #5 be the 1888-P Vam 12A ( High Date, Doubled Reverse, Clashed Obverse G, n)?

Coxe · February 9, 2007 12:29PM

Yes.

coin 1 - 1885 VAM-1D (eyoung429)
coin 2 - 1880 VAM-23 (dwssws)
coin 3 - 1899-O VAM-5 (Wolf359)
coin 4 - 1921-D VAM-3A (Rampage)
coin 5 - 1888 VAM-12A (HighRelief)
coin 6 - 1900 VAM-16A (MAD4MORGANS)
coin 7 - 1892-S VAM-2 (BIGDAVE)
coin 8 - 1882-O VAM-29A (eyoung429)
coin 9 - 1922-D VAM-2E (robec)
coin 10 - 1878-CC VAM-11 (dwssws)

Thanks, everyone, for playing!

VAM Quiz #2

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