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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Cool link Bryan. Thanks for the info
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have added a few pictures of VAM's there myself on that site and hopefully one day it will have every known VAM on there but that is going to take awhile. What is good about it is everyone can register with wikispace and they can also add their VAM's they have in their possession if its not already listed (which will help get them all). Just remember its not a what VAM is this site, it is for known VAM's, so dont add pictures of a coin that you think is something but Leroy hasn't attributed it with a description of what you think the attributes are, it is for KNOWN VAM's only!! |
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United States
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The last photo is real interesting. Imagine that if a die mistake is made and caught, the mint might try to rid the die of the error. (File, abraid, grind, relap, and or polish out). Most of what I can see appears to be die wipe from polish. However, you may have something hiding in there that they tried to get rid of and did not completely eliminate. They are sneaky that way. Thanx for sharing. Gusp
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
608 Posts |
Was looking closer at my 1921-S and look what I found...What is it?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
608 Posts |
Found something again. I think this might be damage, or post mint. I am not sure. That is why I took wrongalot as a name...lol... Image:  star.jpg10.88 KB |
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 United States
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I suspect the star is post-mint, but I'd like to know where the feature in the first pic is located.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
ha! looks like a "1" in the star
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Pillar of the Community
United States
608 Posts |
It is between the 3rd and 4th star on the right, but I can't get a close up of it, in relation to the whole coin, Image: i-2.jpg13.43 KB it is pretty small as you can see on this photo. |
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Odd. Foreign-object clash, maybe? It's in the wrong location for a die clash, and I've heard of no dropped-letter clashes so far in Morgans. Sure looks raised to me, though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
608 Posts |
Well now that is the odd part, if the lighting is coming from the left side it looks indented, if it is coming from the right side, it is raised, I don't know, probably a gouge.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
608 Posts |
Here's something else I found on this coin, this is the E in ONE. Image: e-2.jpg24.35 KB |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
608 Posts |
Can anyone tell me how I can get this cert as a VAM? How much does it usually cost? |
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United States
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Can I assume you checked out VAM-1L and 1Y, and your coin doesn't match? If those obverse striations aren't matched by similar features over STATES, you might have something there. VAM's are still designated by Leroy Van Allen. There isn't a specific "price" to have him evaluate yours - enclose return postage and a few bucks for his time and you should be fine. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
608 Posts |
Here is what my S in State looks like, there are no striations like yours.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
608 Posts |
How do I contact Mr. Allen about seeing how to send him coins?
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