1988 mint set


1991 mint set

1991 - the one year of mint sets that I own.

Nice stuff

That 88 set has half dollars that look like DD obv. Might just be the packaging.

Actually more my photography skills.

This is a duplicate year / mint but it was in a PCGS green rattler $30 under redbook and a Vam 4. Die gouge in Wreath. 1897 S



Also a 99 cent pick up from ebay. Same Local dealer so no shipping just tax on it. 1995 Russian Rouble with case.

A 1957 D nickel struck on unknown planchet. Slightly smaller diameter and thinner then a normal nickel.



Another 99 cent pick up 1984 1988 Russian rouble novodel

A duplicate year and mint mark, but a unmarked at the dealer VAM 12 gator eye.

Wonderful finds. I really like the Morgans.

Okay busy day. First group of the mint sets.

1968


1969


1970 large date


1971

second set

1972


1973


1974

Next sets, a peso, and commemorative

1990


2002 Already have one this was just the right price


1968 25 peso (Bulk Silver)


1983 XXIII Olympiad discus

two Baseball 1983 commemoratives



Duplicate Morgan year and mint but spotted the die flake. VAM 1A Die flake in lower loop of first 8 and under lower right outside. Also has a die clash on reverse by right eagle wing. (There is also a 39 with a die flake in the 8 but this appears to be the 1A.) Hated the marks on the face but Another right price.

Wow, some beautiful commemorative coins I hear & see for the first time. Enjoy them.

A couple more mint sets

1992


1993


And a bargain bin coin 1961 Switzerland 2 franc

nice purchases.

Kind of busy day. First set from the bulk silver bin. (These did not have coa's and evidently busted out of their boxes. But really low prices. ) The ones in plastic any marks are on the outside plastic.

1993 James Madison Half Dollar proof



1984 D olympiad unc dollar



1990 Eisenhower unc Dollar



1947 Panama Balboa

Next a missing year/mint for my Morgans

1902 S


And one I have been wanting for awhile.

1934 Texas Half Dollar

Those are all gorgeous. I love the fields on the reverse of the '84. And of course the Texas commem is fantastic.

A few modern commemoratives

1994 World Cup Proof dollar


1991 Korean War unc dollar


1993 Jefferson unc dollar

A couple more modern commem's

1995 Basketball uncirculated half dollar


2003 First flight uncirculated Dollar

Mark what can one say they are wonderful I also think the Texas one is superb LOL

No pics right now, but working on my mint sets 1996 with W dime, 1997, and 1998 sets. Also a 1976 bicentennial silver unc. set.

I love them all but that Texas is unbelievable. WOW!

Okay, I'm pulling an Art. Procrastination on taking pictures, cropping, and posting them. I haven't even done the mint sets I posted about on the 19 th. I did a quick try on the morgan vam close up.

First Thanks to Sandra's contest. 1973 Mountie, 2006 maple leaf, 2006 moose, 2- 2007 curling 25 cent pieces. 1950 beaver 5 cent, 1950 cent. Austria 1974 5 Schilling, Italy 1978 200 lire, Singapore 1 dollar note, and a unknown coin. (I'm going to try to find this one on my own before posting for help. Half the fun of coin collecting is the research. )

Working on my mint sets again. Picked up 1978, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995 mint sets.

While I was at the coin shop. I spotted a 1921 P with polishing lines under the bow. (Bought cheap!) Appears to be a VAM 47. Hard to see with the picture I posted but the best my camera can do. You can just barely see the lines.



Edit: not a 47 at least not a zerbe strike. From the pcgs it looks like they made a circulation strike also. More research needed on this one.

Edit #2 may be a 48 but vamworld under the morgans has a picture of a peace dollar.

Nice going!!!!

Still no pics, But I will work on that this week end. Picked up a 1995 and a 1999 mint set. Also a "neutron irradiated" 1961 dime.

I would go ahead and get that one posted, but my wife has the camera. Here's a link about them.

Okay uploaded the pictures I missed on omni. I don't think I'm going to goof with the mint sets. Here is the Irradiated dime.

Great looking nuke dime.

A mixed bag today. Picked up a couple mint sets 1979 and 1986. Also the Franklin half I posted in the guess the grade section. A few bargain bin specials.

1948 South Africa five shilling



Another five shilling this time a British Coronation one



A 1902 one peso mexico



And the 1962 Franklin. (Guess the grade assigned here. )

That 62 Frankie is a blazer. WOW!

This was a bargain bin buy. (Silver price + a little) I had the choice of several. Most in B.U. range but I decided to pick out one with a little wear. Under the auspices of Austria restrikes are made and will use an original date.

1780 Maria Theresa Thaler restrike

One missing Morgan year/mint from my set 1892 O. Lower grade but a hole filler.


Decided to go back thru the bargain (Bulk silver) bin.
1873 Belgium 5 Franc


And 1930 Peru one Sol



Love the big silver.

Working on my mint sets

1977


1978


1986



1987

Working on my morgan year/mint set. I did not have the 1900 s. They are lower grade but I needed them and they are vams.

1900 s vam 15 S mint mark set right



1890 o vam 4 doubled 0 in 1890 needs an acetone bath



Adding these in to the Morgan VAM thread.

Little bit of a dry spell, but...
1889 S in au Another mint mark/year I did not have.

nice coins

Very nice.

Thanks, its getting harder and harder to find the other morgans. Several are either out of my price range or just no luck finding yet. I may start going back and start trying to upgrade some. Or get vam versions.

I have a few friends who are dealers and specialize in dollars - Morgans & Peace account for like 80% of their business. They've both told me lately that nice dollars are getting harder and harder to find. The search process is much longer than even a year ago.

Well, went out to a new coin dealer I had not been to before. And found a few reasonably priced year/mint marks I did not have. I'll have to go back next week or so to try to pick up a couple more ones I don't have.

1880 O


1885 S


1904

Nice Morgans! ! ! !

I've got about 20 to go to get all years and mints. But that includes the 1889 cc, 1893 s, 1894, 1895 proof. Which would be real hard (Impossible) on the pocket book.

Picked up a few more Morgans today. I decided to go with trying to pick up some vams. The first one was already identified at the coin dealer as a 1878 7/8 tail feather they just did not have the full VAM on it. Its a VAM 39 7/8 Tail feather 7/5 variety in about xf condition.





The next one was in a "bulk" uncirculated bin. It was not Id'ed.

1896-P VAM-19 "8" in Denticles I did not have any VAMs for 1896 so this one worked out well.

This coin is a Top 100 Morgan VAM.

19 III219 · C3a (8 in Denticles) (190) I-3 R-5
Obverse III219– Top of 8 appears in two denticle spaces just below 8 as two raised and curved bars. Date slightly slanted with 1 closest to rim.



Close up of 8 in denticles (Only took about 70 shots to get this one picture. )


Close up of wreath on reverse. showing doubling on wreath and branch.


The last one I thought might be a vam but I don't think so. At the dealer I thought I spotted a couple markers what might indicate a vam. But at home under closer exam I don't think so. I'll be double checking later. Also in the "bulk" uncirculated bin.

1881 S It does have a nice cartwheel when you move it around though.



Added these two to the Morgan VAM thread in the Museum.

nice Morgans!

Another missing year/mint for my collection a 1891 Carson City Morgan.
It is a lower grade but was the right price.

That 91CC is terrific. I'd love to have it.

At least its not cleaned. Down to 18 year/mint.