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Hey guys. I was given a coin on my wedding day from my uncle and would like to know a little more about it. I know its a Morgan silver dollar. The year is 1887-s. Its an ms62 vam93. Can't seem to find this exact coin anywhere so I was wondering if you could tell me if its rare/significant and maybe an estimate on value? Thanks in advance for any help. |
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Moderator
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1887-s vam93  What company graded the coin? that will affect the value  |
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Pillar of the Community
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New Member
United States
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I will post some pics tomorrow as I am at work right now. I tried to do a little research myself but couldn't find the exact same coin.
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Interesting. ANACS is, by a wide margin, the most reliable attributor of Morgan varieties. But 1887-S VAMs stop at VAM-20. In fact, no 1887 issue carries a VAM number anywhere near that high. Yet, there's not a chance that ANACS will get a Morgan attribution wrong - their attributor, John Roberts, is one of the three or four most important players in the world of VAMming and the discoverer of a large number of VAMs himself. If this is labeled as an 1887-S VAM-93 in an ANACS slab, I must question the authenticity of the slab. Could you possibly image this coin? At MS-62, this one would have a value of around $160-175. Edit: I was looking around and typing this post when you mentioned imaging it tomorrow - I'll be patient now.  |
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vamworld.com doesn't list a 1887-S vam93 |
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New Member
United States
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In my limited research I did come across VAM world and again I was stumped. Might have something here? I went to the anacs website and typed the serial number in that they issued to the coin and it popped up with the same info that is on the case. |
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Yet, there's not a chance that ANACS will get a Morgan attribution wrong - their attributor, John Roberts, is one of the three or four most important players in the world of VAMming and the discoverer of a large number of VAMs himself.
Wow! Awaiting photos  swcoin.ecrater.com
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New Member
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Whoops... goofed on the date. 1878. Not 1887. Here's pics anyway....   |
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Valued Member
United States
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Sure is nice. As usual, I believe ANACS under grades Morgans and Peace dollars. Don't know about the VAM but looks to be a high grade than MS-62! |
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Really nice coin. Tell your Uncle thanks and if he has more, let me know. I could use a present like that.  |
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Nice! I know he'd be my favorite uncle if I got one of those for a wedding present.
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Ah. 1878-S VAM-93. That makes a little more sense now. Not a value-added VAM, but really nice for the grade. I suspect your uncle knows a bit about Morgans and grading. |
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Posted 02/28/2014 11:47 pm
wedding and the gift
