ANACS VAM Submission

Coxe · April 26, 2007 2:06PM

Well, I am trying to get together a submission to ANACS for their current $14 promotion. Here is my list of what I put into the box in the first round. I didn't do the 1922-D ones (a huge numbe rof them) because I am completing a study for Leroy Van Allen on them that should be quite interesting. I think he would appreciate them raw for his inspections. Learned a few things doing this. (1) I finally forced mysef to figure out a handful of them that I avoided. (2) 1892-O VAM-7 (Doubled Ear) has been rolled into VAM-5 in the latest update. (3) One VAM Leroy gave me (1889-O VAM-1C) hasn't been listed int he update the past couple of years. (4) A number of coins I have ket around thinking, for some reason, were worth more indeed are not. (5) Some coins I priced or estimated form VAMView cannot possibly be worth THAT much....so I cut them in half or less than that. (6) Leroy's rarity estimates are generally quite good, but are off a bit on several of them.

Anyway, after doing the spreadsheet, it was clear which ones will be coming out of the box. Any of them I priced under $50 (especially if they had problems) don't make sense. Some were destined for PCGS in the next shipment, like the 1890 VAM-15A ULDS that is a 65 or 66, but I might just send it to ANACS anyway. It's better protected in plastic than in a flip. Any VAM experts, or getting closer to experts, have any ideas on this list? Anything that I may have grossly underpriced or overpriced (for the insurance)? (I am not selling them. Most are for my personal set for now. Some will eventually get out to eBay, but I am tired of the selling game for now.)

edit>> pared it down by removing ones I identified to pull from the box already. Got it down to 83 coins so far.

date variety rarity value grade note
1878 VAM-6 R4 $200.00 64PL
1878 VAM-19 R4 $200.00 63PL
1878 VAM-80A R5 $1,500.00 62PL
1878-CC VAM-7A R7 $100.00 12
1878-S VAM-1B R4 $75.00 62
1878-S VAM-17A R6 $200.00 63
1878-S VAM-36A R6 $300.00 64 QT
1879 VAM-24A R5 $50.00 62
1879 VAM-42 R5 $50.00 62
1879-O VAM-4 R5 $500.00 64
1880 VAM-11 R4 $150.00 62
1880-O VAM-7 R5 $500.00 63
1880-O VAM-24A R5 $75.00 58 DSCVRY
1882-O VAM-29A R5 $350.00 58 CLND
1882-O VAM-38A R6 $200.00 53
1884-O VAM-10 R4 $75.00 64
1886 VAM-23 R6 $50.00 64
1886 VAM-23 R6 $50.00 64
1886-O VAM-1D R4 $150.00 55 DSCVRY
1886-S VAM-1A R3 $400.00 63PL
1887 VAM-3A LDS R5 $200.00 64 GREASE
1887 VAM-12A R5 $75.00 63
1888-O VAM-1B1 R5 $500.00 62 ex SGS MS66
1888-O VAM-1B2 R5 $250.00 55
1888-O VAM-18 R4 $200.00 30
1888-O VAM-21 R6 $75.00 20
1888-S VAM-13 R6 $250.00 55 CLND
1889 VAM-5B R5 $100.00 62 DSCVRY
1889 VAM-35 R6 $75.00 53
1889-O VAM-1C ??? $500.00 64
1889-O VAM-13B R6 $40.00 40
1889-O VAM-13D R5 $500.00 64
1889-O VAM-16 R3 $50.00 45
1890 VAM-15A R6 $3,000.00 66
1890 VAM-15A R6 $500.00 63
1890-CC VAM-9A R6 $150.00 20
1890-CC VAM-9A R6 $75.00 10
1891-O VAM-1A2 R7 $50.00 4
1891-O VAM-14A R6 $100.00 58
1892-O VAM-5 R4 $150.00 53
1892-O VAM-5 R4 $100.00 50
1892-O VAM-5 R4 $75.00 45
1892-O VAM-12 R5 $250.00 62
1892-O VAM-12 R5 $100.00 55
1892-O VAM-12A R6 $200.00 58
1892-O VAM-16A R6 $100.00 50
1896-O VAM-19 R5 $500.00 50
1899-O VAM-32 R6 $500.00 53
1900-O VAM-15A R6 $350.00 65
1901-O VAM-1A R5 $1,000.00 64
1903 VAM-6A R5 $75.00 63
1904-O VAM-33A R6 $250.00 64
1904-O VAM-33A R6 $75.00 53
1921 VAM-3A2 R6 $35.00 50
1921 VAM-3E R4 $75.00 50
1921 VAM-3AN2 R6 $25.00 58
1921 VAM-32A LDS R6 $150.00 50
1921 VAM-51A R6 $50.00 63
1921 VAM-58A R5 $20.00 58
1921-D VAM-1G LDS R6 $100.00 53
1921-D VAM-1H R7 $200.00 53
1921-D VAM-1i R7 $200.00 64
1921-D VAM-1J ULDS R7 $100.00 50
1921-D VAM-1L2 R6 $50.00 45
1921-D VAM-1"O" R6 $100.00 55
1921-D VAM-1P R6 $150.00 63 ex NNC MS64
1921-D VAM-1P R6 $50.00 53
1921-D VAM-1Q R6 $75.00 55
1921-D VAM-1BG R5 $350.00 65 RAINBOW
1921-D VAM-1BH R6 $25.00 40
1921-D VAM-1BP R6 $35.00 50
1921-D VAM-2B R6 $100.00 50
1921-D VAM-5A R6 $350.00 58
1921-S VAM-6B R7 $100.00 50
1921-S VAM-6B R7 $100.00 50
1921-S VAM-9A R6 $75.00 50
1921-S VAM-15A R6 $250.00 64
1922 VAM-6 R4 $30.00 58 CLND
1922 VAM-7(b) R3 $200.00 50
1923 VAM-1F R3 $100.00 63
1925 VAM-1A R4 $100.00 64
1926-S VAM-4 R4 $50.00 50
1926-S VAM-4 R4 $75.00 62
1934-D VAM-3 R4 $250.00 62
1934-S VAM-3 R4 $100.00 30

Coxe · April 26, 2007 2:47PM

Here is that 21-D VAM-1BG. I really like it because I have seen so few of that date with anything approaching attractive natural toning.

ibzman350 · April 26, 2007 8:53PM

Sweet 21, I'm kinda sorta partial to toned 21's

, I like...

Herb

thebeav · April 26, 2007 11:02PM

Looks like a great submission. Good luck with it.
Certainly a fun area of numismatics.

eyoung429 · April 26, 2007 11:09PM

Sweet set of VAM's! Personally, I have been seeing a drop in the prices of even slabbed PCGS coins. I would drop all that are under $50 and save them for when the public starts really getting into collecting them...even at $14/per you may be better off just keeping them in flips (or to keep the registry count vs. rarity down as I think a couple of those R5's are pretty scarce...would have to check....). Get the bigger ones in the ANACS slab until there are more of a variety of known attributed PCGS ones and I still don't think that PCGS has started recognizing discovery VAM's as of yet.

Peaceman · April 26, 2007 11:52PM

Looks like a great list. Let us know how they all grade out.....

Coxe · May 11, 2007 1:19AM

Well, I was able to work out a bulk submission deal and sent out 120 coins (over 8 lbs) yesterday. That's a lot of work to put together; don't know how in the world Logan does that regularly. First time I sent anything to ANACS an will be interesting. The best coins (or more valuable ones) I think were an 1882-O VAM-29A, 1880-O VAM-13C (rare EDS), 1896-O VAM-19, 1921-D VAM-1BG (gorgeous gem toner), 1921-D VAM-9B (that I thought was a VAM-5A until I looked closer), 1902-O VAM-3 (finest questionable micro o I have ever seen), 1901-O VAM-1A, and 1900-O VAM-15A (a superb example).

ANACS VAM Submission

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