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1893S Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 02/03/2013 10:18 pm OK good VAM folks. Last week I picked up a 1892-O R-6. Today I picked up a 1885-S 7a R-6 also a 1926-S R-6 that I'm not sure if a,b,c etc.....Now, I'm also a collector of Large Cents and I know the meaning of R-6 in regards to them, it means rare. My question is, have I just been lucky the last 2 weeks or does R-6 have a different meaning to VAM collectors?....Thanks ahead for your responses! Report this Post to the Staff

SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 09:09 am R-6 in the Vamming Community is the rarity factor assigned by Mr. Van Allen at the time the variety is verified and catalogued. He does his best based on the millions of Morgan/Peace dollars he has seen. The majority of the time he is spot on. But, it not an exact science and on occassion he will miss one. Along with the rarity factor is the interest factor. An I-5/R-6/7 VAM is a highly desired rarity. From my limited time in vamming (2008-13) an R-6 coin would have less than 500 examples. An R-7 less than 100, an an R-8 less than five. Hope this helps. Report this Post to the Staff
1893S Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 11:54 am Thanks SN! I just have been lucky I guess in the last couple weeks I guess to pick up these 3 coins. All 3VAM varieties I have found have been quite visible to the naked eye. The 85-S has a very large die chip/blob on the wreath between the N and I which is very visible and the 26-S has many polishing lines in the right field obverse that were an attempt to get rid of a significant die break. Can't quite pin down the right number and will try again today. Report this Post to the Staff
sjh241 Valued Member United States 386 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 4:57 pm The R factor is one thing, but the interest factor is the driver. I found a few R-6 Morgans but the interest factor is 2, so that means that they are not really sought after from collectors. Report this Post to the Staff
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