vam poll

lasvegasteddy · October 5, 2008 6:08AM

just curious on percentage here and had to practice making a poll

dwssws · October 5, 2008 6:18AM

looks like voting is deadlocked at the moment with 1 vote each

Wolf359 · October 5, 2008 6:23AM

A & B

PrivateCoinCollector · October 5, 2008 6:28AM

Huh?

ricko · October 5, 2008 7:04AM

Do not collect or even check for them. Find them interesting when a picture is posted though.. Cheers, RickO

DennisH · October 5, 2008 7:12AM

VAMs is simply a plural, not a possessive or contraction. As such it is incorrect to use an apostrophe.

DoUPlayOnePocket · October 5, 2008 8:50AM

<< <i>VAMs is simply a plural, not a possessive or contraction. As such it is incorrect to use an apostrophe. >>

I think either way is correct. "VAM" is an acronym, and old-school learning taught us that the ('s) designated plurality, not possessiveness.

Chris

… · October 5, 2008 8:52AM

A & B. I cherrypick the Morgans to pay for my peace set.

lasvegasteddy · October 5, 2008 9:40AM

<<<VAMs is simply a plural, not a possessive or contraction. As such it is incorrect to use an apostrophe. >>>

i'd be the first to admit english never found high priority as a subject and played such a small role in a life where physics and all things mechanical were focused upon...we as people just can't have it all.

one of albert einsteins greatest quotes was "he regretted the time he spent in books and should of enjoyed the beach moreso"

this was merely testing making a poll thread as well as something i've wondered about as what percentage truly collects them versus just tries to find them for selling reason's only.

i find it surprising that thus far 2 fold collect them over merely just cherry-picking for profit

DennisH · October 5, 2008 9:46AM

Chris:

In 31 years of being a working journalist, plus all of the schooling that went into becoming one, an apostrophe has never been correct for a designation of plurality.

eCoinquest · October 5, 2008 9:49AM

I don't collect them and it makes me tired just thinking about how many there are. It makes my eyes tired too for that matter thinking about looking at all of those tiny differences.

MidLifeCrisis · October 5, 2008 10:25AM

Actually, I could NOT care less about VAMs...but close enough.

options26 · October 5, 2008 10:29AM

Actually I voted B, but the more I think about it both A&B apply. I continue to search for certain coins even though I already have an example. I may sell those extras to pay for others I don't have.

DoUPlayOnePocket · October 5, 2008 11:54AM

<< <i>Chris:

In 31 years of being a working journalist, plus all of the schooling that went into becoming one, an apostrophe has never been correct for a designation of plurality. >>

In deference to your educational background and employment history, you may be surprised at that which is considered acceptable today.

Chris

DoUPlayOnePocket · October 5, 2008 12:12PM

<< <i>i find it surprising that thus far 2 fold collect them over merely just cherry-picking for profit

>>

Why should that surprise you? It's a lot of fun searching for them. What other coin struck by the U.S. has more than 3000 varieties? You don't have to collect all of them. You can establish your own parameters. Heck, even if you decided just to collect the 1878 varieties, you'd have quite a bit of work ahead of you. To be honest, if I had only the 1878 8TF VAM9, I'd be happy.

I'll admit that there are many VAM's which, in my opinion, shouldn't deserve "Top 100" or "Hot 50" status. Why should a coin that was struck using a rusty die merit that status and be eligible for grading by one of the top grading services? There are so many others that are far more interesting. Some of my 1878 8TF have strong doubling that is really cool, but they're not in either of those categories.

Chris

lasvegasteddy · October 5, 2008 12:16PM

it surprises me as i would of thought more are in it for the hunt and resale....what can i say...it surprises me

NHSBaseball · October 5, 2008 1:09PM

I "get" the attraction of hunting for die varieties because that's what I like to do with Capped Bust Half Dimes and to a lesser extent with Bust Halves. I don't collect them personally, but understand the attraction.

That being said, the die varieties I find in my series I keep for my collection. I have yet to find rare duplicates, but would not be averse to flipping them to finance nicer coins for my collection if I did.

direwolf1972 · October 6, 2008 2:47AM

I find the results so far interesting. Exactly half of the respondents look for VAMs for one reason or another.

BECOKA · October 6, 2008 9:09AM

I voted I could care less.

Only because if I started I would have to get them all with my OCD.

edited, I do collect the equivalent of VAM's but they are called McCloskey's for classic head half eagles.

anablep · October 6, 2008 9:23AM

I don't find VAMs that interesting at this point in my Morgan collecting career....

Maybe someday, when the basic date/MM set is done...

mustanggt · October 6, 2008 9:26AM

I like the more obvious ones, tailbars, overdates etc. Ones that I can see at my age.

golfer72 · October 6, 2008 9:47AM

Love Morgans, dont care about VAM's. Shouldnt it say "couldn't care less" instead of "could care less"?

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