Latest VAM Finds?

BIGJAYVEE · November 12, 2008 5:29AM

Thanks, and let's hope that Vam 123 becomes a reality.WTG!!!

moosesr · November 12, 2008 6:29AM

1887-o VAM-30A

RyGuy · November 15, 2008 9:36AM

Picked up my first Morgan ever, a 1921-D. Bought it mainly because it was cheap, I like that its the only Denver-MM in the series, and it had some interesting die cracks on the reverse. Upon further inspection once home, its a solid VAM-1D.

Anyone know what these trend for price wise? I'd grade it at 62 at best.

Worth slabbing and getting attributed?

Ryan

RyGuy · November 17, 2008 7:08AM

bump

options26 · November 17, 2008 7:44AM

<< <i>Picked up my first Morgan ever, a 1921-D. Bought it mainly because it was cheap, I like that its the only Denver-MM in the series, and it had some interesting die cracks on the reverse. Upon further inspection once home, its a solid VAM-1D.

Anyone know what these trend for price wise? I'd grade it at 62 at best.

Worth slabbing and getting attributed?

Ryan >>

I am qualified to answer most of your questions, but the vam value guide lists it as having a value of $100 in 62 and $150 in 63

Peaceman · November 26, 2008 8:17AM

All are 1922-D vam 7's in ULDS......

1 1 133750 1922-D $1 US AU58
2 1 133750 1922-D $1 US MS62
3 1 133750 1922-D $1 US AU58
4 1 133750 1922-D $1 US AU55

DennisH · November 26, 2008 8:47AM

It's not a new find, but I got crossover results today on the 1880-O VAM 49 ANACS-45 I posted in October. I thought it had a chance at XF45, but PCGS said XF40.

gtstang · December 2, 2008 2:39AM

some top 50 peace $'s picked up over the last few months

VAMSKY · December 4, 2008 11:55PM

This obsession definitely has it's ups and downs ... this week is full of downs:

My possible 1878 7TF V123 ... was not.

PCGS gave me an "altered surface" on my 1880-O V49 that looked MS61 to me (evidently it had a quick bath in the jewelry cleaner).

I did get an XF40 from PCGS on my 1878 8TF V9 that kept me from shooting the neighbors.

But I still keep at it ... what's wrong with me?

Coxe · December 5, 2008 6:10AM

Congrats on that VAM-9! Is it the clashed 9A?

Coxe · December 6, 2008 5:31AM

1881-O VAM-1D NGC MS65 (Flaky Eye)
1921 VAM-14A ICG MS65

The flaky eye is a no-brainer crossover to PCGS unless they think that stuff at the eye in altered surfaces. The ICG coin is possibly a cross to PCGS MS65, lustrous with very few marks.

BIGJAYVEE · December 6, 2008 7:14PM

Picked up a nice 1878-P 7/8 Weak "Bearded Lady" Vam 41C in an old PCGS
green holder,MS 64.

direwolf1972 · December 7, 2008 12:34PM

1921 S VAM-1B2 Thornhead currently in a NTC MS64 holder (estimated MS62)
1880 P VAM-14 est Fine with details for rim bumps
1888 O Oval O est. PO1-FR02 having trouble nailing down exactly which oval O so far since its so worn
1921 D VAM-1F PCGS MS63

hopefully something else interesting will come out of small stack I picked up this week but havent had time to go through yet

BIGJAYVEE · December 8, 2008 5:24AM

This weekend finds:

1902-O Vam 54,Double Ear,Hit List 40,NGC 62

1921-P Vam 14A w/Die filled "R" Raw

VAMSKY · December 9, 2008 3:49AM

1878 7TF Vam 203A Raw
1878-S Vam 36 PCGS 64 (Dragon Scales)

Top50SetBuilder · December 11, 2008 11:16AM

1900 O VAM 22C VG - $30
1886 VAM 1C MS 64 - $40
1921 VAM 41 RAW UNC - $20
1922 VAM 7 MS 64 - $40

BIGJAYVEE · December 12, 2008 8:37PM

Latest grades from PCGS.

1878-P 8tf,Vam 20,MS 63
1878-p 7TF,VAM 168,XF 45
1879-S Vam 26,MS 66
1881-O Vam 1D,Flaky Eye,MS 63
1902-O Vam 25,MS 63
1888-O Vam 1B (Scarface) MS 62

dwssws · December 12, 2008 11:03PM

<< <i>1888-O Vam 1B (Scarface) MS 62 >>

you SUCK!

BIGJAYVEE · December 13, 2008 1:10AM

Thank you Steve

sTONER · December 13, 2008 1:18AM

you suck JOHN,

BIGJAYVEE · December 13, 2008 4:06AM

And a thank you to you,Stevie Toner.

Peaceman · December 24, 2008 3:35AM

PCGS must be open today? Grades today and shipped as well:

1922-D VAM 3 US MS63
1922-D $1 VAM 3 US AU58
1922-D $1 VAM 7 US AU55
1923-D $1 VAM 2 US AU58 (Impossible to find... 1st one)
1922 $1 VAM 2E US MS63

moosesr · December 26, 2008 10:35PM

BST

and then the next day ebay

Coxe · December 26, 2008 11:00PM

In the mail yesterday, all online cherrypicks, unattributed:

1878-S PCGS MS65 -- VAM-15 Lines in Eagle
1880 PCGS MS64 -- VAM-25A Hit List 40
1882-O PCGS MS62 -- VAM-5 O/S Top 100

BIGJAYVEE · December 27, 2008 8:04PM

A few finds recently:
1902-O,Vam 54,Hit List 40,PCGS MS 65
1902-O,Vam 25," " ",PCGS MS 63
1884-CC,Vam 7A,PCGS MS 66
1879-S,Vam 26,PCGS MS 66
1882-O,Vam 7,NGC MS 63

Coxe · January 1, 2009 1:29PM

Won a nice 1881-O NGC MS64 ...... VAM-44

BIGJAYVEE · January 1, 2009 9:17PM

WTG,John on the Vam 44.Here's a few I picked up on a New Years Day auction:
1882-CC,Vam 2A,GSA,Hit List 40
1887-P,Vam 5,Top 100,in an old Hannes Tulving Slab
1882-O,Vam 17B,MS
1898-O,Vam 4A,MS

Coxe · January 2, 2009 9:55AM

FInally arrive so I could verify my cherrypick. Indeed I was correct:

1880-S VAM-12 NGC MS64DMPL (Hit List 40)

And it is an incredibly deep DMPL.

Also 1921-D VAM-1P PCGS MS64, a 1 point upgrade from my previous set piece.

direwolf1972 · January 12, 2009 2:40PM

Within the last week or two:

1888 O VAM-1A ANACS MS62
1888 O VAM-7A raw Fine
1923 P VAM-1B raw est MS61/2
1888 O VAM-6 raw AU

Finds from backlogged stash:

1881 O VAM-1E raw est MS63
1880 O VAM-39 raw est MS61
1880 O VAM-4 raw AU
1887 P VAM-1F raw AU/MS
1884 O VAM-10 raw est MS63

Type2 · January 12, 2009 3:28PM

I got this nice 1921-D Vam-1T pick it off the bay.

Coxe · January 12, 2009 8:07PM

1889-O VAM-1A2 VF/XF

eyoung429 · January 12, 2009 10:53PM

1921 D Vam 1AH - low end au with a decent field sep at the 1st "S" of "States"
1921 D VAM 1b1 - vf'ish
1921 S VAM 6a - decent AU
1921 S VAM 1b1 - graffitti

1921 P - tailfeather gouge....haven't checked yet to see which ver yet.

Wolf359 · January 13, 2009 1:13AM

<< <i>1889-O VAM-1A2 VF/XF >>

Nice!

Coxe · January 13, 2009 1:28PM

Yeah, it's one I had forgotten all about too.

BIGJAYVEE · January 18, 2009 9:01PM

This weeks finds:

1883-P,Vam 4,PCGS MS64

1900-O,Vam 15A,Raw MS

1884-CC,Vam 7A,GSA

Coxe · January 23, 2009 7:23AM

a few cherries in the mail today:

1880-S VAM-8 NGC 64 (a blah Top 100 VAM but an easy cross to PCGS)
1890-O VAM-1B ANACS 63 (a serious sleeper of a great clash, weak central strike though - typical of the date)
1890-O VAM-9A PCGS MS63 (finest known to me)

Coxe · February 3, 2009 2:25AM

over the past week or so:

1878-S VAM-16 NGC MS62 (thought it was another VAM)
1878-S VAM-49 NGC XF45 funky feather
1880-S VAM-12 MS64 w/ PL reverse hit list overdate
1881-O VAM-5 NGC MS64 hit list so-called O/S
1884-O VAM-32A PCGS MS65 "rainbow"
1885 VAM-1C PCGS MS67 -- new top pop
1892-CC VAM-4A PCGS AU58
1902-O VAM-29 NGC MS63 doubled ear
1921 VAM-3BO MS66
1921 VAM-4 MS64/65 wide reeds

Peaceman · February 6, 2009 7:56AM

DennisH · February 6, 2009 9:25AM

Two minor finds and one biggie at the opening day of the Long Beach show:

1878 7TF R78 VAM 80 PCGS-63
1878 7TF R78 VAM 100 PCGS-64
1896-S VAM 5 PCGS-63 (finally!)

Also found several coins I'm hoping for in the Heritage auction.

BIGJAYVEE · February 8, 2009 8:23PM

Some recent picks!!!

1878-7/8 Vam 42A

1878-P Vam 115

1888-O Vam 33

1883-P Vam 4

1896-O Vam 7

1902-O Vam 31A

1890-P Vam 15A

dwssws · February 8, 2009 9:26PM

<< <i>Some recent picks!!!

1878-7/8 Vam 42A

1878-P Vam 115

1888-O Vam 33

1883-P Vam 4

1896-O Vam 7

1902-O Vam 31A

go get 'em John!

1890-P Vam 15A >>

erroid · February 8, 2009 10:50PM

I got this beauty off the Bay a few weeks ago( 360123329708 ). I suspect there were no other bids because the seller says AU-Unc; she's a solid MS64.

Peaceman · February 9, 2009 6:44AM

Nice coins.... Here's a Vam 8 I got in the mail the other day...

lkrarecoins · February 17, 2009 8:08AM

I havent posted in awhile, I've been inundated with diapers...but anyways

Here's a sampling of some recent acquisitions...

I scalped a nice raw 1878-s Vam 27 Long nock....I estimate it to be in XF/AU range

This is probably one of the nicest Long Nocks I've picked to date. Paid $22 bucks for it.

A nice 1888-o Vam 1A, certified SGS MS65, on the relative cheap. $66 bucks

Also, my first 78-s Vam 49 Funky Feather. Raw BU-ish. $20 bucks

All in all, not bad for the last couple of months...although, my pickin' has slowed down considerably.

BIGJAYVEE · February 17, 2009 5:55PM

Nice job by everyone,keep it going.
A few of my recent finds:
1889-O Vam 13F,New Discovery,MS
1887-P Vam 1C,NGC MS 64
1884-P Vam 2A,clashed "E" Raw AU
1921-P Vam 51A,Banner A,NGC MS 64
and for PEACEMAN,1923-P Vam 1AA,X-TRA hair,raw MS

lkrarecoins · February 19, 2009 3:29AM

Just an update to my 1878-S VAM27 Long Nock that I posted the other day...

I just received it in the mail, and its actually better than I thought. I estimate a high AU, with an outside shot at MS.

Definitely a keeper, and I believe nice enough to be graded by any TPG....YES!!!!

options26 · February 23, 2009 9:49AM

Finally after striking out many times, I finally picked an 1878 8TF 14.XX. This one happens to be a 14.14.

clarkbar04 · February 27, 2009 8:49AM

First vam for awhile; saw some ebay pics what I thought was a 21-D capped s; turned out to be a 1G. Now I already have a 1g LDS but this appears to be an ultra late die state, with breaks I don't see on my other example. (I'll start a thread on this)

The S which has the main break also has a horn on the back of it:

This pic it is hard to tell but there is a tilted field around the 1st S in states:

The cracks between the A and M appear large enough (in my non-expert opinion) to be considered breaks, especially on the back of the R.

Peaceman · March 6, 2009 7:52AM

Guess the date

BIGJAYVEE · March 6, 2009 8:44PM

Nice find Steve,1922,uh!,1923,I have no idea,but great pick.

My recent picks:
1878 7/8Tf, Vam 38, NGC MS 62

1922-P,Vam 26A,EDS,MS raw

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