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Pillar of the Community
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 with paralyse not much more to add which he didn't say already. I am wondering which ICG era this is from early (Colorado) or after it sold and moved to Florida? EDIT: As to the VAM not sure about the 3A either likely a VAM 12A or the elusive 1B earlier die state? If the 1B then congrats on a heck of a find. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440Edited by westcoin
01/11/2023 01:19 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Interesting guesses so far... Not VAM 3A... |
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like perhaps a VAM-12.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Bedrock of the Community
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Some evidence of wear on hair over Lib's ear, her cheek also a bit marked up as well.
Attractive luster in fields.
AU-55,
reverse better, appears to be MS+ in these pics.
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Bedrock of the Community
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shes a tad weak for an 87(P) which should be sharp and bold on both sides. weak around the ears and feathers on the breast are not as defined as they should be. does this affect grade? not a whole lot.
glare from lighting especially the obv is too much and not giving us an accurate read of the surfaces. based on the obv photos it appears that the luster is broken especially across the cheek area. I think there are also more marks on the jaw, neck and left field than what we are seeing here.
I'm not convinced this one is unc. I'm assuming these are not your photos. if thats the case repost here when you get it. there is also hints of a light dipping using these photos. if you do have it either take photos without overhead or direct lighting and repost otherwise I'm calling it a slider at AU58.
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These are my photos and I do not have a very ideal lighting setup at the moment. It is kinda hard to photograph thru a plastic holder, at least for me. I can try again later today when I am not too busy...  |
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I'm in the AU58 camp with some slight rub in the hair.
Seeing VAM12. Nice find!
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Ok, time for the big reveal: It is indeed a vam-12A (top 100) because of the clashing. I spotted the alligator eye and since I was on vamworld, that was an easy confirm. Apparently this variety is popular and can be found in high grades such as mine. ICG gave it a MS-65!  Note, as to the grading, the reverse pulls up on the overall level of marks, and I can see why they gave it a 65. I kinda might want to send it into PCGS and see what they think. Personal grade of mine is MS-64+  For the longest time I too thought what looked to be light wear on Morgan dollars obverse was actually how the coin is supposed to look like... Edited by mrwhatisit
01/11/2023 10:31 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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The obverse pulls this coin down.
With the favorable grading, I would be keen to sell it.
Edited by sel_69l
01/11/2023 11:33 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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no way the coin is MS65. if it is UNC the best this coin could ever see is MS63 . I still think its a slider but glare is problem here.
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Pillar of the Community
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Definitely not MS-65. Based on the last full slab photo, I am in agreement with panzaldi, I lean towards slider now.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like an AU-58 slider.
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