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I have a VAM dollar that is a VAM 38 with an extra hubbed rev. Believe it to be VAM somewhere around VAM 100-128. Maybe 122-124? Lost VAM book. Anyone who has book, can you tell me correct VAM# ? Has many extra doubled breast feathers (looks combed) and slightly different rev. Thanx...Gusp |
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Bedrock of the Community
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uhh! if its a VAM-38 then its a VAM-38, not sure what else you are seeking but it cant be two different VAM's |
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Trying to remember but believe it is basically made up from VAM 38 plus a rare marriage extra hubbed rev die. Seems it is in VAM book as such somwhere around V118-128. Thanx. Gusp |
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Rest in Peace
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Gus, can you post any pics of it?
Fred
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As near as I can tell from the book and updates, VAM-38 is the *only* version with that specific obverse. No other listed VAM's share that obverse. Are you positive about the base attribution? VAM-38 is the one with 7/5TF and the big left-doubled LIBERTY. |
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OBV is correct. Rev not so. Breast feathers doubled. Thouught I Used to know number but either forgot or kept as TBD. Is b2/b1 rev. Two center shafts showing. Thanx gusp. No pics yet.
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Bedrock of the Community
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the Obverse and reverse is Unique to the VAM-38. It has the II/I 9 Obverse and the B/A h Reverse and its the 2nd most common 7/8TF there is. If you could post a picture of the Obverse and Reverse I may be able to help you but without pictures your description is impossible to understand
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09/09/2006 5:21 pm
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Thanx. Will try to get pics up. I understand the obv to be rather common. It is the rev. that is throwing me as it just looks different from the other VAM38 I have seen. Thought I had read about an extra hubbing on rev. Thanx all. Gusp
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Originally posted by gusp
Thanx. Will try to get pics up. I understand the obv to be rather common. It is the rev. that is throwing me as it just looks different from the other VAM38 I have seen. Thought I had read about an extra hubbing on rev. Thanx all. Gusp
Fairly common, but unique among 1878's. You sound rather familiar with the specific VAM, which raises my (non-expert) interest in the coin. Perhaps you're holding the VAM-38A Discovery Coin.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Here is pictures from the 7/8TF attribution guide about the VAM-38   |
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I wish somebody would publish something like that for '21's. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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SD I wish they would do it for regular 1878's as well, they have themn for 7/8Tf,8Tf and 1878-S but no 1878-P. If they would the whole 1878 series would be alot easier to identify, I guess with well over 200 1878-P VAN's the book would probably look like the Encyclopedia Of Morgan and Peace VAM's in size if you are going to use one whole page for Reverse attributes and another for Obverse. As it is now, I have to buy all different kinds of books just to get better pictures of different 1878 VAM's (like the Elite clashed die book) Edited by Bryan1315
09/09/2006 9:48 pm
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Thanx for pics. Still not sure. Does appear like V38. Any more close up rev. pics? Thanx all. Gusp
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Bedrock of the Community
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I beleive I have a Vam-38 let me look through all these things and see if I can find the dadburn thing and I will snap a few photo's of it
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Facing coin rev. on lower left bottom of rev. my coin has the lower second berry (from middle of wreath) on lower branch completely split down the middle.(doubled). (Eagles right wing side). Other anomolies. Comments from V38 holders or others? Does V38 carry this split? Thanx Gusp
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I wish I could decode what you were talking about, why dont you send some pictures to someone and let them upload them for you so I can see some pictures of your coin and maybe I will be able to see what you are refering to and maybe I will be able to help attribute your coin for you. But let me say this, unless you have a NEW VAM discovery coin, if it has the same Obverse thats shown in these photo's, then you have a VAM-38 because that is the ONLY VAM known to have this Obverse Edited by Bryan1315
09/10/2006 02:00 am
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