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BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 2:41 pm Looks like you killed it!! I would have taken all the morgans at that price.... Report this Post to the Staff
Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3327 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 2:49 pm Yes, BigSilver. Too many Morgans, too few bucks... I figured if they were going for a good percentage below melt, I would go to the bank and get more moolah, but restrained myself. I'm sure a few of these are hole fillers, but these 9 dollars now raise my total silver dollar count to 15. Edit: Now I have to see if I can figure out if there are any VAMs in the bunch. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae Edited by Bump111 12/01/2017 2:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 3:27 pm I'd have bought them all at $20 myself. The 1879-S with parallel feathers is likely a premium coin at almost any grade. There are 18 different varieties; two of them (and one sub-variety) have fewer than half a dozen examples known. Only five have Populations over 100 examples total at all three TPG's combined. We'll want pics of that one in the VAM Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 4:02 pm The ice test is a new one on me as well! Good luck. Report this Post to the Staff
thecoinguy1964 Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 4:27 pm Nice additions, I'd of gotten in trouble with that many silver dollars available. I've never heard of either the tissue or ice tests? My dad will get a kick out of these. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 4:27 pm Quote: Well, for better or worse, I bought a handful of the silver at the estate sale. There was a Tupperware container FULL of Morgan and Peace. Looked like probably 100-150 total. Here's what I left with ($20 each - no negotiation): Well done. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3327 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 5:37 pm Quote: The 1879-S with parallel feathers is likely a premium coin at almost any grade. There are 18 different varieties; two of them (and one sub-variety) have fewer than half a dozen examples known. Only five have Populations over 100 examples total at all three TPG's combined Come on, SsuperDdave! Now my motor is running. These are the best pics I can get with my phone. See anything telling from these? "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 7:22 pm Quote: See anything telling from these? Nope; it's going to take detail images to attribute it. The location of the mint mark is a primary attribution tool, and the differences can be very minute. The first step is to narrow them down by how intact the "r" in "trust" is. Yours looks to be complete, which brings the list of potentials down to ten. During the process, we'd probably have to look at other areas of the coin with die-specific features to finish the attribution. It's complicated by the fact that many differing pairings of the same dies happened during production, so we'd have to nail both obverse and reverse dies before being sure which VAM it is. Report this Post to the Staff
Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3327 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 8:09 pm Thanks, SsDd. I will get the laptop camera going and try to take some better images. And I'll start a new thread. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae Report this Post to the Staff
Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3327 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 8:54 pm Well, my setup is not suited to photograph dollars. Too much light, causing the image to wash out. May have to get a different camera. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae Report this Post to the Staff
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