VAMs - Where Do You Draw The Line? - Coin Community Forum

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morganman Valued Member United States 397 Posts	Posted 07/31/2006 09:56 am I have a question for the VAM hunters out there. Since ALL coins will have at least some MINUTE difference, where do you draw a line with VAMs? Example: Lets say a Morgan die started a crack, and after 250 coin strikes, the crack went from top to bottom. That means each of the 250 coins would have a minutely different crack. Is there any definitive rules on these things? Seems there are a gazillion VAMs out there already, and more each day added. MM Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 07/31/2006 4:49 pm That's a darn good question. For me, I guess, I stop when I run out of VAM's I consider "interesting." As of right now, that number is just over 70 and counting, with many more on the list, and that's all one date - 1921. Yes, VAM collectors get a little obsessive. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 07/31/2006 5:16 pm I dont know if I can draw a line, if I have 5 coins where the die break gets a little bigger on each coin then I would think I have the best thing since sliced bread in my collection, and would probably send them to NGC to be placed in a multi holder. I am very interested in EVERY VAM known and even love looking for ones that aren't known yet so I dont think I could ever draw a line on where I will stop, if I did it would have to be in the sand so I can just cover the line up and redraw it a little further down the VAM street Report this Post to the Staff
suvoth Valued Member Canada 83 Posts	Posted 07/31/2006 6:51 pm What does VAM stand for? Report this Post to the Staff
fengk Pillar of the Community United States 986 Posts	Posted 07/31/2006 7:04 pm Mr. Van Allen and Mr. Mallis went through literally thousands of morgans, charting little die differences and such. All die breaks and things of that sort are named after them for VAM. Report this Post to the Staff
suvoth Valued Member Canada 83 Posts	Posted 07/31/2006 7:06 pm oh thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
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