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1878 VAM 14.8 "Spiked Eye" Cherrypicked!

BuddyboyBuddyboy Posts: 126 ✭✭
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Believe it or not folks, I cherrypicked an 1878 VAM 14.8 at the recent annual coin show in Lenexa, KS, of the Johnson County Numismatic Society. I sent the coin to PCGS the following Monday and am hoping it will grade out at 53/55. I've got my fingers crossed because of a couple of scratches on the obverse hoping that PCGS will be a little tolerant because of the rarity of the coin. The coin should come back to me around Election Day.
Bud
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  • coinnuttiuscoinnuttius Posts: 547
    Congrats and good luck on the submission.
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  • …… Posts: 958 ✭✭✭
    very nice.
  • DoUPlayOnePocketDoUPlayOnePocket Posts: 330
    Nice pick-up, Bud!

    Will PCGS designate the VAM on the insert? At FUN last year, we were told that they would be expanding their "Accepted" list beyond the "Top 100" and "Hot 50", but I haven't seen anything published to indicate that they have updated the list.

    Chris
  • options26options26 Posts: 1,431
    Great find on a really rare coin. Please keep us informed on what happens at PCGS. BTW, this is a "You Suck" image
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  • DwaineODwaineO Posts: 1,701
    This thread is useless without pictures.

    Please update us once you get the coin back and take lots of pictures and post so we can see thir rare coin.

    Thanks

    Dwaine
  • coindeucecoindeuce Posts: 13,496 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice pick Buddyboyimage Considering that you're in the neighborhood of Calvin Cherry, I'd say that was a feat in itself. Cal has a set of 8TF's that is among the best, and he is always on the prowl.

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  • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,515 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't understand Morgans at all, but do understand when fellow cherrypickers stand up and say "bravo" -- so congratulations!

    How rare is this 14.8 Spiked Eye? And how about conditional rarity for the one the OP found?
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  • CoxeCoxe Posts: 11,139 ✭
    Excellent pick! Best of luck with the grading. You sent it at the right tier and included attribution, right?
    Select Rarities -- DMPLs and VAMs
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  • options26options26 Posts: 1,431


    << <i>I don't understand Morgans at all, but do understand when fellow cherrypickers stand up and say "bravo" -- so congratulations!

    How rare is this 14.8 Spiked Eye? And how about conditional rarity for the one the OP found? >>



    PCGS has graded 10 total with 1 in AU and 1 in MS.
    NGC has graded 4 - I don't trust their attributions
    ANACS has graded 17 - only 1 in AU
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  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations!!

    A VAM 14.8 in PCGS-53/55 is worth about $2,000.
    A 'regular' 1878 8TF in AU is worth about $60.
    When in doubt, don't.
  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,300 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations and, of course, You Suck™.
    John
    Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭
    Congrats! image
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



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  • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,515 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I don't understand Morgans at all, but do understand when fellow cherrypickers stand up and say "bravo" -- so congratulations!

    How rare is this 14.8 Spiked Eye? And how about conditional rarity for the one the OP found? >>



    PCGS has graded 10 total with 1 in AU and 1 in MS.
    NGC has graded 4 - I don't trust their attributions
    ANACS has graded 17 - only 1 in AU >>



    thanks for the information...I love cherrypick stories
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  • wam98wam98 Posts: 2,685 ✭
    Congrats and best of luck getting this rare 8tf holdered. image
    Wayne
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