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My Latest 1880-O

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 Posted 10/14/2009  5:56 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add SeatedNut to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
This is another ebay find and my second of this elusive (the key 1880-O VAM). You need the right kind of pictures to spot this one as the diagnostics are small. I've included some key pickup points to help.

VAM 49 Obverse
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Reverse
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Obv Overdate feature (short spike on top left of second 8)
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Rev Die Gouge feature (circled)
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And finally, if you see the rev die gouge and can't spot the overdate, look for obv clashing (combined with die gouge it's a VAM 49)
My-Latest-1880-O

Happy Hunting!
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 Posted 10/15/2009  09:59 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SsuperDdave to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hangnail! That's a big cherrypick - looks AU or close and only half a dozen Mint State examples are known.

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 Posted 10/15/2009  10:31 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add remmy1100 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That was a ebay pick? AHmmmm... YOU SUCK!
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 Posted 10/15/2009  12:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SeatedNut to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
SuperDave/Remmy1100,

Thanks gents. I am always on the lookout for this one. Here's the link to my first find

https://goccf.com/t/37286

This one shows evidence of cleaning and the first came back from PCGS "Altered Surface". I wish I could find one that was gradeable. I haven't given up on #1 yet. I can't see any evidence of alteration. I gave it a decent acetone soak and will get around to resubmitting one of these days.
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 Posted 10/15/2009  12:32 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SsuperDdave to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yeah, this is absolutely one you want to get into a graded slab. Serious resale value here.
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 Posted 10/15/2009  3:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DVCollector to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
What a cool find!
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