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Interesting. I don't think it's a match for the VAM 15, but I don't know what it is.

I usually gravitate toward attributing by cracks, but this one doesn't seem to have any.
That's a pretty grease-filled reverse example! Hope you can attribute it. Let us know what you find!

Aha. I had to check who started the thread and who was commenting. Seems like lured_in_again has the 3FP.

@lured_in_again It would be helpful to know if you see any sign of a break going from the wreath to the E in ONE on your 3FP as is shown on Dennis's coin?

I agree that the clashes appear similar between a 3GL2 and this 3FP discovery coin.

@lured_in_again It would be helpful to know if you see any sign of a break going from the wreath to the E in ONE on your 3FP as is shown on Dennis's coin?

Good work, Dennis! Although, y'know, more holes in the 21P set now...

Is the 3HP a match for one of the D2 VNAs you already documented?

Topping this just to point out that with a day to go, some of these are nice, bargain prices. 1878-P VAM 2A SUPER CD ANACS 62 is only $187, VAMview estimate is $500 1878-P VAM 130B ANACS 45 is only $45, VAMview estimate is $120 1878-P VAM 168 Doubled P PCGS 45 is only $45, VAMview estimate is $120 B...

Interesting coin! Both lamination and cracked planchet errors refer to inherent flaws in the planchet prior to strike. The word "lamina" means a "thin layer of material" so a lamination error is typically when a thin layer of material is separating and the defect is primarily in the horizontal layer...

Hi Dennis, No, neither of my examples have any trace of either die break, nor the gouges at the A; one of them, though, has an otherwise interesting small struck-thru area at that same A. It's also the "VAM 3FF discovery coin" if that's ever of interest for the sake of reference and comparison. Tom ...

Pretty! Both of my 3FT must be EDS - no clash, no trace of that neck die break you show.

Seems like we might have a VAM 3FT2 in our future...

Wow, if this is where VAMs are in general, now's the time to BUY, BUY, BUY!!!!! I feel guilty for the price I just paid for the 78-P V165... There’s usually strong demand for high grade examples, but a lot of times lower grade examples can go for cheap, it’s true. That’s why I point these out to my...

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Sun Oct 25, 2020 7:46 pm

Revisions made and new VAM page is setup.

Thank you so much for your help!

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Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:34 am

Nice!
Double nice in fact... two '21-P kills.

Well, but we get a new one (93A), so it's a net kill of one.

Hi gang, Just got a package back from Sydney. LVA received my coins on 9/24, and it’s postmarked 10/9 so that’s a pretty darn fast turnaround time. I had four issues to present to him: 1) The newly announced 1885-O VAM 35 looked to me a lot like VAM 12, so I sent LVA a couple VAM 12 examples. He agr...

Interesting! I think I've identified 60 different 1883P business strike obverses, and one proof.

So it looks like I may be missing only one...

I don't believe VAM's 130 or 185 exist. Can anyone show me evidence they exist? :roll: You mean like this? weth_V130_V185_not.jpg Unfortunately, they're a VAM 131C2 and VAM 186B, respectively. I keep wanting to load them into the SSDC just to "fill those holes" but alas, I cannot bring myself to do...

It would be amazing if this 78-CC really did have a Peace Dollar reverse...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1878-CC-Morgan ... 3235829069

Hi JB, Yes, the VAM 12 does appear to have a very faint dash under the second 8. It's so light that LVA probably didn't include it in the original description of the die; it is even fainter on LDS examples. Maybe this VAM 35 has a different reverse pairing, but from here it still looks like a VAM 12...

Minor dishing of the eagle can happen on other 85-O, but they are most prominent on the VAM 24. When I was cleaning up the 85-O listings a couple years ago, I sent a range of VAM 24 examples to LVA and asked whether this was a "variety". He replied: "All of these 'belly buttons' are caused by slight...

Jack, does this coin also have these features?

That thread impression on the lip matches the one on the VAM 12.

I guess I'm having trouble seeing how this is different than the 85-O VAM 12...