I have always been a big fan of VAMs, mostly out of lack of patience for the high end Morgans and Piece dollars in registry grades. But can any one explain to me......
Why there are several lists to compete in? I look at them in dismay and find that there is a "TOP 100" and a Hit list that includes the "HOT" 50 VAMs and then a "Hit List 40".
Who compiles these lists and what determines whether or not they make one or the other lists? And with VAMs being found new every day, isn't there the c
What else is there to do on a Saturday in Spring? Somehow I end up working on my coins instead of yard work.
With a month and a week away from retirement from my job, and some decisions to make as to what to do next, instead of being proactive and getting my paperwork in, I chose to spend it organizing my collection. So the garden will have to wait for another day to get started. Lucky for me that we have a pretty good growing season, and good soil. So I can make up for all the procrastination
As most of us in the hobby know, once bitten it gets in your blood. Talk about going Viral!
Most of the collectors I have met have one thing in common--we started as kids and never outgrew our love for the hobby. To bad that the coins of that era were worth more keeping than the new editions, for if we knew that, we would have never parted with a single dime. We took silver for granted. Well, those days are gone, and when I compare the prices in my "Stars and Stripes" newstand Whitman blue coi
