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1887 VAM-1A Donkey Tail Cherrypick (and a good story,too!)

cmerlo1cmerlo1 Posts: 7,963 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Many of you read my post the day ANACS was sold and everyone was let go...my friend, who was the source for the info, decide to hit the local B&M after he was let go...he picked up this coin for $22.00...He brought it by today and we confirmed it was a donkey tail!

Anyway, 3 questions:

What do you think it grades?

Would it BB at PCGS (he's considering submitting it)

What's it worth?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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You Suck! Awarded 6/2008- 1901-O Micro O Morgan, 8/2008- 1878 VAM-123 Morgan, 9/2022 1888-O VAM-1B3 H8 Morgan | Senior Regional Representative- ANACS Coin Grading. Posted opinions on coins are my own, and are not an official ANACS opinion.

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  • options26options26 Posts: 1,431
    Great find. My feelings are that the coin has been cleaned, probably high XF-Low AU details.
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  • Wolf359Wolf359 Posts: 7,663 ✭✭✭
    AU, Donkey Tails are always weakly struck. Looks messed with though, perfect coin for old ANACS....
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  • direwolf1972direwolf1972 Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭
    1 AU 50
    2 BB at PCGS. ANACS details
    3 No idea

    For that money though cant go wrong. Very nice pickup.
    I'll see your bunny with a pancake on his head and raise you a Siamese cat with a miniature pumpkin on his head.

    You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.


  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks AU53/55 to me. In a PCGS holder my guess is it would go for $750-$1000. The two PCGS AU50s I have record of sold for $585; I have no PCGS records in higher grades.

    Edited to add: It's too tough of a coin in too high of a grade to not at least try to get into a holder.
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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,367 ✭✭✭✭✭
    AU53. Worth a shot at PCGS. I don't see anything that screams "body bag" to me. Your friend Sucks™, BTW.
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  • cmerlo1cmerlo1 Posts: 7,963 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>AU53. Worth a shot at PCGS. I don't see anything that screams "body bag" to me. Your friend Sucks™, BTW. >>



    I will pass that along! I got to tell him that in person, especially since he got it at the B&M I cherrypick my VAMs from... in hand, the coin doesn't look cleaned to me, and has good luster. I feel priveleged to have seen one this nice! I find it rather poetic, considering what had happened to him earlier that day...

    --Christian
    You Suck! Awarded 6/2008- 1901-O Micro O Morgan, 8/2008- 1878 VAM-123 Morgan, 9/2022 1888-O VAM-1B3 H8 Morgan | Senior Regional Representative- ANACS Coin Grading. Posted opinions on coins are my own, and are not an official ANACS opinion.
  • GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    AU55, shot 58. No reason for a BB that I can see.
  • CoxeCoxe Posts: 11,139 ✭
    AU55.
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  • Yale68Yale68 Posts: 376
    It will slab, and it will come back AU58. The strike is weak, because the die was breaking - - there is no wear, just slight friction.

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