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1878 was a very interesting year for the VAMers, with a plethora of varieties (over 200) to choose from. This Morgan is unattributed on the slab insert, but it has been discussed here on the CCF and has been identified as a VAM-39A, which has the attributes of VAM-39 and then some; "Clashed die with faint partial incuse n of In from reverse showing slightly away from Liberty head neck and faint partial incuse t of Trust from reverse showing in right hair vee of lower hair edge."http://www.vamworld.com/1878-P+VAM-39Ahttp://www.vamworld.com/1878-P+VAM-39 [/URL]  [/URL]  [/URL] Edited by oih82w8
05/01/2013 12:02 am
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I am looking forward to seeing them.  |
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1878 is an excellent choice for a Philadelphia mint Morgan second only to 1895.  Great looking Morgan! Looking forward to San Francisco. |
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My San Francisco VAM brings along one of a couple different mint mark sizes (medium and large) for the year 1880 (which has over 100 VAMs for San Francisco alone) and is accompanied by a left over obverse die from the previous year which produced an overdate.   PCGS Coin Facts image - Obverse III2 5 â€" 80 re-punched over 79. Second 8 has raised metal in upper loop with diagonal polishing lines and faint spike at top left outside. 0 has small raised metal at top right inside. 18-0 in date slightly doubled with 1 at bottom of lower crossbar, first 8 at bottom right of lower loop and 0 at lower left inside and outside. - Reverse C3e â€" (Very large) VI S mint mark repunched with original showing as a spike to left top serif. http://www.vamworld.com/1880-S+VAM-9 |
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I have only VAMmed one Morgan in my career but hope to get into it when I get more time. I look forward to your additional examples  . |
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Aw, I can already tell this is going to be eclectic indeed. Nice. |
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Pics are pretty good too, huh?  |
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I really like that 1880-S VAM-9. I've got the New Orleans cousin to this one, a VAM-4, but do not have an S mint overdate, yet.  |
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Today will be a "two-fer" for Carson City; one GSA and one PL (7070 Morgan). I picked this Morgan up primarily for the crescent tone (the first image was a close of the obverse) and then it just went crazy from there with it being a GSA and an attributed VAM, I just HAD to have it!  http://www.vamworld.com/1882-CC+VAM-2B*EXTRA* I feel that every collection should have a Proof-Like Morgan as well. I had an ANACS version before, but I am concentrating on PCGS. This CC is an unattributed (nor recognized by PCGS) VAM-8A from our knowledgeable members here at the CCF.  http://www.vamworld.com/1883-CC+VAM-8AEdited by oih82w8
05/03/2013 11:35 am
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I forgpt to post the close up from yesterday;  |
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04 May 2013 (O) New Orleans had a few VAM varieties as well, a little over 50 for 1884;  Obverse III2 4 - Date set further right than normal. Reverse C3gâ€" II O mint mark re-punched with original showing as a wavy vertical line within left side of opening. So-called O/CC variety. Early die states show broad polishing gouge below right star. http://www.vamworld.com/1884-O+VAM-10 |
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05 May 2013 (D) The Morgan dollar series was produced for only one year, 1921, at the Denver Mint, but it has quite a few VAM's just as any other year/mintmark combo. This one has been attributed by our CCF resident Subject Matter Experts as a VAM 3A    The "dot" is present under the lowest feather on the left wing.  Here is the wing tip break  3A (revised) IV 3 · D2b (Dot Next to Wing, Die Break Wing Tip) (189) I-4 R-7
Reverse D2b- - " Die break at top of eagle's right wing extending from denticles above D in UNITED over to denticles above S in STAT with displaced field of Retained Cud and single raised break.
(PCGS MS # 134057)
COMMENTS: VAM-3A is characterized by a heavy die break at the top of the Eagle's right wing extending toward the denticles above the S in STATES. Note that very late die state coins have a break in the denticles, and are designated VAM-3B The large VAM book had a photo of the VAM-3 with this die break on the wing but the assignment for the die break version as VAM-3A was not formally made until 2002. The die break pictured above is huge, and represents one of the most desirable of all the 1921-D die breaks. VAM-3A enjoys a bright future as another of the select few VAMs beyond the Top 100 and Hot 50 that PCGS labels with an attribution on the holder. The streamer wing is found in both mint state and circulated condition and at this point seems to be a little more elusive than the unicorn die break.http://www.vamworld.com/1921-D+VAM-3AEdited by oih82w8
05/06/2013 12:49 pm
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Great Morgans. I really like that '21-D VAM-3A! Die cracks always catch my eye. Oh and clash marks too...I'm almost to the point where I'm going to start dumping my less interesting Morgans to make room for the more interesting VAMs. What's next? |
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Thanks dave700x, I was working on moving my ANACS & NGC slabs out for PCGS versions...that did not work out to well here in "Buy It Now". I picked up a few upgrades and have been putting them in the "...most recent purchases" thread. Which reminds me...just picked up a new 1943 LWC. ...and I get to participate in the 19th Century thread again. Edited by oih82w8
05/06/2013 3:49 pm
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