Grade And VAM Needed For New Purchase - 1886 Morgan

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LowLife Valued Member United States 368 Posts	Posted 05/22/2013 9:42 pm Anyone want to guess the grade for this? It's graded by a now defunct TPG. Also, any VAM people want to take a shot? I'm not good at VAMing. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 05/22/2013 10:30 pm There's not really enough contrast in the images for me to accurately consider what is and isn't important on the cheek to influence grade, but I see enough to consider it no worse than 63 and likely 64. Possibly even better. As regards the variety, there's nothing striking on the coin to immediately indicate one VAM or another. The rest of the process would involve a strong loupe and a VAM-by-VAM search at VAMworld. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18687 Posts	Posted 05/23/2013 09:42 am based on pics...MS63. the luster seems to be broke up on both the obv and rev Report this Post to the Staff
LowLife Valued Member United States 368 Posts	Posted 05/23/2013 09:50 am These are the seller's pics.....and they look like scans to me instead of photos of the coin. I am thinking the luster is there, it's just hidden in the scan. I should get the coin in a few days, and I will update this post with new images. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
LowLife Valued Member United States 368 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 3:20 pm Got the coin in hand now....let me know what you think. I think I've vammed it to VAM1 - Closed 6 variety. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 5:23 pm Much better pics. This one's 64 all day, and has a shot at 65. They're fairly easy to find all the way to MS67, so grade value wouldn't be in the way of a good grade. Report this Post to the Staff
LowLife Valued Member United States 368 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 6:35 pm I purchased it for $52....not a bad deal. I think it'll go MS64. Old Hallmark Slab....getting harder to find these old Hallmarks! Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 6:43 pm Ooooh. Growth opportunity. Is that Hallmark or early PCI? You'd probably get a decent price just leaving it in a Hallmark slab; there's an audience for that independent of grade. Report this Post to the Staff
LowLife Valued Member United States 368 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 6:52 pm Yes, it's Hallmark....if you look closely, you'll see it embossed in the top of the plastic holder....I'm definitely leaving it in the holder. I have a soft spot for Hallmark and ANA slabs. Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 05/29/2013 12:13 am It looks like a strong MS-64 with a chance at MS-65. Report this Post to the Staff
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