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| Clashed 1878 8TF Morgan Silver Dollar (Solved - It's A 14.1A)
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westcoin
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 Posted 04/01/2025 9:27 pm
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| Glad I could help, and I was right in your situation a few decades ago when I just started to understand VAMs. I was lucky and got a chance to take the very first VAM ANA Summer Seminar held, (also before the TOP 100 book was out and known). My instructors were Dr. Michael Fey and Jeff Oxman, the best teachers we could hope for at the time. I learned so much and it was great as VAM collecting was not really popular at all. In fact at the summer seminar I was offered a chance to buy an 1878 VAM-44 slabbed ANACS (little white holder) MS62 DMPL for $2.5K I passed, DOH! Today? Probably a $35K coin. I also bought an 1878-S long arrow nock from a junk box at $7.25. I ended up trading it to Larry Briggs, who eventually figured out I had the VAM # wrong and it became a new discovery piece. VAM-72, another Dang-It coin. But I've also had a bunch of success too, I got to help contribute to the 1st edition 8TF book by Jeff Oxman and Les Harnett was as good as any coin finds. Keep searching brother the rewards will come like your name unimpossible! |
| | Forum: US Peace and Morgan Dollar VAM |
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| How Would You Grade This 1931 S Lincon Penny?
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westcoin
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Posted 04/01/2025 7:07 pm
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I took the obverse image and tried a quick color correction based on the prongs likely being white like an NGC holder. As close as I could in a quick and dirty way.
I think the coin is close to a full Red but likely gets an RB from me. The marks on the high points definitely trouble me, but it's really tough to tell from these photos how bad they are.
I'll subjectively guess a grade of MS64RB based on my own color correction and guessing the coin is actually nicer in hand that the photos show. |
| | Forum: US Modern Coin Grading |
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| Coin Collector Humor
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westcoin
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Posted 04/01/2025 2:41 pm
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I hope y'all caught the humor in the green sticker.
Collector Assurance Club Association?  |
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| Coin Collector Humor
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westcoin
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Posted 03/26/2025 01:42 am
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This one was in the paper today "Rhymes with Orange" by (c) 2025 Hilary B. Price. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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| The Numismatist Question Book By Jeffrey G. Terry
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westcoin
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Posted 03/25/2025 10:30 pm
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Neat book which I had not seen previously. I did know Larry Gentile through the ANA Summer Seminar briefly IIRC, it was a couple decades ago. Nice guy and wanted to learn and teach coins all the time, Larry was a YN advisor for many years, I do not recall if I ever met Jeffery Terry. I would guess Jeffery was likely mentored by Mr. Gentile as a YN.
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| It's Been A While But I'm Back
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westcoin
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9718 Posts |
Posted 03/11/2025 3:20 pm
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So glad to see you back fortcollins! I've missed your insights especially into the Buffalo nickel world. I had even asked a "what happened to" post aabout you and a few other missing members awhile back!
I'm not around as often as I used to be and my collecting interests have shifted towards 18th century Provincial Tokens, but I still pursue my beloved 2 cents and colonial coins as well as numismatic literature.
Happy Retirement to you. |
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| Proper Coin Handling (Need Advice)
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westcoin
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United States
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Posted 02/17/2025 03:04 am
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I used to do what Hondo does, but now I use an X-acto knife to cut around the edge of the circle on the Mylar, usually first pushing the coin to one side, before making the cut, I only need about a 1/4 or 1/3 around the circle before I can push the coin out from the other side - always onto a towel or one of my jewelry trays (padded surface). No chance of damage by staple that way.
I also never toss them into my own trash, after I'm sure there is no identifying marks on them that can trace the holders back to me, I put all the empty holders into a small paper bag and toss it at the gas station trash can or Starbucks, somewhere I am not known, nor a regular customer. Don't need someone to see all the coin holders in my trash can and think the house is full of rare coins. Better safe than sorry. |
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