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liveandievarieties Pillar of the Community United States 601 Posts	Posted 09/06/2013 12:09 pm Hi- My wife and I deal in 20th century die varieties as full-time dealers... VAMs are an entirely different world! We have hopes of learning the ropes and being better acquainted with VAMs, it's a very interesting segment of the die variety niche. I guess in short- I'm hoping for a "mulligan"... We've spent a couple of hours with the VAM book and haven't definitively attributed much. I'll be happy to take close-ups of any area of the coin pictured, just need a little direction in figuring out exactly which VAM this is (we are well aware that most VAMs don't bring a strong premium). Thank you for your help in advance! The coin below is original and attractively toned. It will grade MS63 to 64. What do you see? Report this Post to the Staff

liveandievarieties Pillar of the Community United States 601 Posts	Posted 09/06/2013 12:12 pm By the way- there's a lot going on in the way of clashes, die breaks and the like that don't show in the whole coin shots. Just tell me what area to focus on and I'll provide high quality close ups. Thanks again! Report this Post to the Staff
SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 09/06/2013 1:35 pm It's the 79 reverse and looks to be a C3 reverse (Vams 220-232). Look for a listing with a clash and compare the diagnosics. I can't access VamWorld from work or I'd do it for you. Report this Post to the Staff
liveandievarieties Pillar of the Community United States 601 Posts	Posted 09/06/2013 2:05 pm I'll start there and see what I can find in the book, thank you SeatedNut. I'll report back shortly. Report this Post to the Staff
liveandievarieties Pillar of the Community United States 601 Posts	Posted 09/06/2013 2:14 pm Still completely lost, lol. I have a lot to learn... It's not VAM-220 or 223, I understand those are the better varieties for this type? Edited by liveandievarieties 09/06/2013 2:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
judd1552 Valued Member United States 156 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 12:11 am VAM 210B2. Only took me 3 tries to get it right... I consider the color on both sides in addition to the overall surface quality to be a greater benefit than the die variety. Edited by judd1552 09/08/2013 12:50 am Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 05:41 am Good call judd1552. I don't think I've ever seen a clasher with hair transfer off the Eagles' left wing like that. Cool...I want one now... Report this Post to the Staff
liveandievarieties Pillar of the Community United States 601 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 05:44 am Thank you very much Judd. I bought it as an MS63, but am hoping that the PCGS will like the color enough to call it an MS64... mostly, I wanted to make sure I wasn't sending off something I shouldn't without attribution. I appreciate the help, I think that buying a bag of Morgans from another dealer friend of mine in Montana is going to be the best way to "dive in" to VAMs. I'm pretty sure I'll be back asking for more pointers. Thank you for the help! Report this Post to the Staff
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