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1887 Morgan VAM Opinions

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 Posted 09/24/2011  6:01 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add GR58 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Sadly .. early this past week I bought 29 Morgan and Peace
dollars, most from the silver bucket. If I had waited until
Friday could have saved some

On a positive note, I think I figured out which VAMs a couple
of them are.

1887 VAM-1C (I think) any opinions welcome



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 Posted 09/24/2011  7:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SsuperDdave to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I believe you have VAMming figured out.

Sure looks like 1C, and darn near the Condition Census, too. Easy 63 and maybe 64. I actually think this one might be reverse-limited rather than the normal obverse. Not necessarily a big value-add, but a highly interesting variety nonetheless.

What's that on the nose, a ding? Nothing is known there for 1C.

If you're keeping this one, I'd like to discuss the possibility (in the next few months) of microimaging it. It's a terrific clash.

If you're not keeping it, well....
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Thanks for the positive comment Dave.

Your post what is a VAM, and the pictures, really helped me to start seeing things.


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Sure looks like 1C, and darn near the Condition Census, too. Easy 63 and maybe 64. I actually think this one might be reverse-limited rather than the normal obverse. Not necessarily a big value-add, but a highly interesting variety nonetheless.


Not exactly sure what the meaning of Condition Census is.


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What's that on the nose, a ding? Nothing is known there for 1C.


Had to go back and look at the coin. There is a rub on the nose, shows more negative in picture then in hand.


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If you're keeping this one, I'd like to discuss the possibility (in the next few months) of microimaging it. It's a terrific clash.


I have been enjoying finding and learning about VAM's.
So far I am not getting to attached to any of them.
I am not really sure how to put a value on any of these.

I have no problem helping with the microimaging.
Just let me know how I can help

This coin caught my eye, because of the die clashes.
After reading your post, it help me know what I was seeing.
On the reverse of this coin I can see liberty's Lips, and neck line. Your post was also very helpful in seeing the
date positions. Another coin I found, a 1889 high nine, far date. (I think I have the date right) I left that one at the shop. I think it was listed as a R3.

Thanks again for all the good information you post.
I know sometimes I post some dumb stuff, but I do read 10 times as many as I post, I try to read everything the site experts post, that includes all your posts.
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Condition Census is the listing of the finest coins known of each issue or variety. This may encompass more than one grade, if few are known; my personal recognition is that the 5 finest-known of a type are the Condition Census. There are two MS64's of this variety listed publicly; I assume that others hold similar examples in private. That's the way VAMming is.

All the same, your coin is somewhat special in that sense. Regardless of what people are holding out of the light, there are, guaranteed, very few better than the one you have.



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Thanks SuperDave .... more very good information
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