Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100
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Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100
For you wining and dining pleasure, Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100.
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CONECA Attributed 1878 P 8 TF VAM 23 TOP 100 SLOT 5
CONECA and ANACS MS62 Attributed 1882 CC VAM 3 A
CONECA and ANACS MS64 Attributed 1900 P VAM 4
ANACS 1884-O VAM-37A2 MPD
ANACS 1891-O VAM - 10
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CONECA Attributed 1878 P 8 TF VAM 23 TOP 100 SLOT 5
CONECA and ANACS MS62 Attributed 1882 CC VAM 3 A
CONECA and ANACS MS64 Attributed 1900 P VAM 4
ANACS 1884-O VAM-37A2 MPD
ANACS 1891-O VAM - 10
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Re: Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100
So you are saying this is actually a chocolate candy coin with replica VAM 23 wrapper?... and dining pleasure
Very nice and thanks for sharing.
Common grading company shortcomings & resulting co$tly mi$take$ to collectors (using Kennedy No FG halves):
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How much squash would a sasquatch squash if a sasquatch would squash squash?
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How much squash would a sasquatch squash if a sasquatch would squash squash?
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Re: Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100
NGC agrees with Paul. I had evaluated it at AU 50, I will take the 55
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CONECA Attributed 1878 P 8 TF VAM 23 TOP 100 SLOT 5
CONECA and ANACS MS62 Attributed 1882 CC VAM 3 A
CONECA and ANACS MS64 Attributed 1900 P VAM 4
ANACS 1884-O VAM-37A2 MPD
ANACS 1891-O VAM - 10
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CONECA Attributed 1878 P 8 TF VAM 23 TOP 100 SLOT 5
CONECA and ANACS MS62 Attributed 1882 CC VAM 3 A
CONECA and ANACS MS64 Attributed 1900 P VAM 4
ANACS 1884-O VAM-37A2 MPD
ANACS 1891-O VAM - 10
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Re: Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100
Chanukah Gelt
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CONECA Attributed 1878 P 8 TF VAM 23 TOP 100 SLOT 5
CONECA and ANACS MS62 Attributed 1882 CC VAM 3 A
CONECA and ANACS MS64 Attributed 1900 P VAM 4
ANACS 1884-O VAM-37A2 MPD
ANACS 1891-O VAM - 10
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CONECA Attributed 1878 P 8 TF VAM 23 TOP 100 SLOT 5
CONECA and ANACS MS62 Attributed 1882 CC VAM 3 A
CONECA and ANACS MS64 Attributed 1900 P VAM 4
ANACS 1884-O VAM-37A2 MPD
ANACS 1891-O VAM - 10
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Re: Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100
OK for those who would like to learn more of what the VAM 23 looks like up close, oh yeah, these are what REAL microscope images look like.
Thanks to Paul
Thanks to Paul
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CONECA Attributed 1878 P 8 TF VAM 23 TOP 100 SLOT 5
CONECA and ANACS MS62 Attributed 1882 CC VAM 3 A
CONECA and ANACS MS64 Attributed 1900 P VAM 4
ANACS 1884-O VAM-37A2 MPD
ANACS 1891-O VAM - 10
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CONECA and ANACS MS62 Attributed 1882 CC VAM 3 A
CONECA and ANACS MS64 Attributed 1900 P VAM 4
ANACS 1884-O VAM-37A2 MPD
ANACS 1891-O VAM - 10
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Re: Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100
....... and people need to realize that I paid close to $1000 for my close-up scope,....
Do I expect others to spend that much,....... definitely not!
So as hard as you may try, you most likely will not get images this crisp
Do I expect others to spend that much,....... definitely not!
So as hard as you may try, you most likely will not get images this crisp
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Re: Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100
Well hey. I am a still a kid at heart. So I am guessing this means you want my mailing address?
Common grading company shortcomings & resulting co$tly mi$take$ to collectors (using Kennedy No FG halves):
https://tinyurl.com/y7rksxu8
How much squash would a sasquatch squash if a sasquatch would squash squash?
https://tinyurl.com/y7rksxu8
How much squash would a sasquatch squash if a sasquatch would squash squash?
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Re: Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100
@Paul
Mama told me if I wanted to buy a high-end microscope I could (yes, I am talking about the 4 figure ones). I am looking at a couple of them which go from 10x to 500x. The questions I have are what would be the best resolution to get, or do you have a model you can suggest?
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Re: Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100
I would sink that money into a DRLS with a macro lens, you can take the best images with that. It's what I use. Lighting and focus are usually most people's issues, not so much the equipment.
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Re: Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100
I have a canon macro lens 100MM with stabilizer F/2.8 that I paid about the same that does a pretty good job
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Re: Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100
Here is one image of mine using my Canon 5DS-R (50 mp) with a macro 100mm lens
https://creativemarket.com/tab1962/1392 ... fullscreen
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Re: Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100
I have not used any heavy magnification to ID VAMs, basically my nekkid eye and a 5/10 loupe. Now I could not ID the cent RPM I received from CONECA until I got a small cell phone microscope, obviously not perfect, but really helped and I could finally see what it was.
Now my biggest complaint is with digital microscopes, the heavy pixilation generally obscures the detail you are trying to see, so what is the point. I think high end optics are great if you are doing this professionally, but for me, it just does not seem worth the cost, but hey if you want a new toy buy it, you should see the Tablet vehicle analyzer I just bought, hehehee.
Here is one other thing, I have some images of two Morgans that I had run on a high end Keyence Imager and Measuring microscope. It uses laser scanning and High Res imaging, in fact we found out that between two different mints, there was .001 difference in "squeeze" thickness. If my "non Rona" fever drops, I will put them up 2night.
Now my biggest complaint is with digital microscopes, the heavy pixilation generally obscures the detail you are trying to see, so what is the point. I think high end optics are great if you are doing this professionally, but for me, it just does not seem worth the cost, but hey if you want a new toy buy it, you should see the Tablet vehicle analyzer I just bought, hehehee.
Here is one other thing, I have some images of two Morgans that I had run on a high end Keyence Imager and Measuring microscope. It uses laser scanning and High Res imaging, in fact we found out that between two different mints, there was .001 difference in "squeeze" thickness. If my "non Rona" fever drops, I will put them up 2night.
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CONECA Attributed 1878 P 8 TF VAM 23 TOP 100 SLOT 5
CONECA and ANACS MS62 Attributed 1882 CC VAM 3 A
CONECA and ANACS MS64 Attributed 1900 P VAM 4
ANACS 1884-O VAM-37A2 MPD
ANACS 1891-O VAM - 10
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CONECA Attributed 1878 P 8 TF VAM 23 TOP 100 SLOT 5
CONECA and ANACS MS62 Attributed 1882 CC VAM 3 A
CONECA and ANACS MS64 Attributed 1900 P VAM 4
ANACS 1884-O VAM-37A2 MPD
ANACS 1891-O VAM - 10
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Re: Morgan 1878 8TF VAM 23 TOP 100
Hope you feel better soon. I had a nasty (non Rona) cold for a full week in early March.Coin Mule wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 6:30 pm I have not used any heavy magnification to ID VAMs, basically my nekkid eye and a 5/10 loupe. Now I could not ID the cent RPM I received from CONECA until I got a small cell phone microscope, obviously not perfect, but really helped and I could finally see what it was.
Now my biggest complaint is with digital microscopes, the heavy pixilation generally obscures the detail you are trying to see, so what is the point. I think high end optics are great if you are doing this professionally, but for me, it just does not seem worth the cost, but hey if you want a new toy buy it, you should see the Tablet vehicle analyzer I just bought, hehehee.
Here is one other thing, I have some images of two Morgans that I had run on a high end Keyence Imager and Measuring microscope. It uses laser scanning and High Res imaging, in fact we found out that between two different mints, there was .001 difference in "squeeze" thickness. If my "non Rona" fever drops, I will put them up 2night.
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