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Mariusveeden New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 04/29/2023 1:52 pm Good day all. I have a graded Morgan dollar but seems like theres a few vams on it. When a coin gets graded do they look for vams or just grade it? I'm new to coin collecting so any advice will be appreciated. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/29/2023 1:58 pm You have to ask for and pay extra for a VAM designation. http://www.vamworld.com/wiki/Home Report this Post to the Staff
Mariusveeden New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 04/29/2023 3:16 pm Hi John. Thank you for your reply but I'm not asking what VAM it is I know what VAM is on the coin. Asking if the graders check for vams or not? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 04/29/2023 3:23 pm @mar, first welcome to CCF. Second I'm going to move this thread to our VAM section to help get you a better answer. By your statement that "there's a few VAMs on it", I'm not positive that you are using the generally accepted definition. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
NumismaticsFTW Pillar of the Community United States 2281 Posts	Posted 04/29/2023 5:51 pm John answered your question, but you're confused. You have to ask the TPG for VAM attribution and pay extra to have it done. In other words, no they do not openly look for vams, unless you bring it to their attention. Saying "This has a few vams" then claiming you know which "one" makes zero sense. Their aren't multiple vams per coin, but rather 1. You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/29/2023 6:50 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Mariusveeden New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 04/29/2023 7:26 pm Thank you for all the replies and advice. I'm super new to this and I was looking at the coin and thought I had the VAM 100 and 171, also a die crack on the rim and doubling on the letters that I couldn't find on the VAM list. Ill have to send it in and checked out. Thank you all. Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5663 Posts	Posted 04/29/2023 10:06 pm I assume the coin is an 1878-P, not an 1887, and you think this might be a VAM-171. I'm not convinced that it's a tripled R. Your photo is pretty good, so it might make sense to post full coin images of the obverse and reverse here, as well as closeups of a few pickup points, so we can help with the attribution. Then you can decide whether it's worth sending it in to confirm the variety attribution. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 04/29/2023 11:12 pm to the Community! 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
Mariusveeden New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 04/29/2023 11:17 pm Thanks for all the great info. Yes its a 1878- p 7 tf reverse of 78 thats graded at ms 63. I'm uploading more pictures now. Thank you!! Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5663 Posts	Posted 04/30/2023 02:40 am Please provide full coin images of the obverse and reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/30/2023 03:52 am Great photos, what is your set up? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Mariusveeden New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 04/30/2023 10:28 am Hi John. Thank you. I have a Tomlov dm202 digital microscope. Works great!! Heres the full pictures of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5663 Posts	Posted 04/30/2023 11:23 am Thanks for the additional photos. There is only one VAM designation for each coin. Yours appears to be a VAM-81. See if it matches all the pickup points. http://vamworld.com/wiki/1878-P_VAM-81 Report this Post to the Staff
Mariusveeden New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 04/30/2023 11:40 am @ Zurie. You nailed it thats it! Thank you so much for the help!! Thank you to all that assisted in this, really appreciate it. Report this Post to the Staff
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