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Pillar of the Community
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Nice find! broken N & M wish I could reduce my window so I can search this, off the top of my head I'm thinking a 7/8 TF I could easily be wrong without looking...Nice find though!
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Pillar of the Community
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This has the markings of the VAM110. No 7/8 feathers apparent. nlp
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Since Dave and Gene told me about the 78's I even looks at all the 78-s with broken 4th star and broken (R) on the reverse even knowing that few carry a premium. Nice find!
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I didn't comment on this one because I couldn't see the pics from work. For those 7/8's that don't show the underlying feathers well, just look for a long nock and junk below the olive branch (circled) to confirm a 7/8. I presume this one is a short nock with a complete 'R' in Trust and closed 'O' in God. Which would make it a 110. An open 'O' would be a 145 and broken 'R' would be a 162. Fun Stuff!   |
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For those 7/8's that don't show the underlying feathers well, just look for a long nock and junk below the olive branch (circled) to confirm a 7/8. I presume this one is a short nock with a complete 'R' in Trust and closed 'O' in God. Which would make it a 110. An open 'O' would be a 145 and broken 'R' would be a 162. Fun Stuff! Now THAT is an extremely impressive display of VAM knowledge Dave. I have read a similar display of attribution skills somewhere a while back, that may have been you also. It is that exact kind of knowledge that a person needs to be an effective VAM cherry picker. BRAVO.... |
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this one looks like a VAM-145 to me which is a hot 50 coin. There is a few that have the broken N and M on the Obverse those would be the VAM-31, VAM-40, VAM-110, VAM-145, VAM-160 and VAM-200
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My goodness, does 'everyone' know this kinda stuff except for me?
I too had trouble with the pictures, but dared not a guess anyway.
Now that I think about it a bit, the thread that I remember was came down to 110 and 145 also. The difference must be quite subtle.
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This coin has the closed "O" and also has the die scratch in the letter E of ONE and D in DOLLAR. It also has the die chip on the ear. nlp
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I guess that that settles that then I guess. By the way Nip, what were Larry Briggs' words when you laid this coin in his hand? https://goccf.com/t/59254 |
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It's still sitting in my safe. Larry hasn't returned two of my morgans yet that are somewhat lost and I haven't sent any more coins in yet til they are found. I believe one went to LVA and probably got shuffled around. Worse case I should see him personally at a show in 6 weeks. nlp
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I see.....thank you for the update.
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zeewol - no, I don't know that stuff either. I suppose if I ever get into silver dollars I'll learn it, but right now I prefer just straight bullion - ASEs, Engelhard, J&M
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Thanks for the moral support Waredu. I imagine that when the time comes, it will be easier for you than it is for me. (I not too smart, maybe that is what makes it hard for me). I see a lot of folks who are able to grasp the concepts rather easily though.
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