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As many variety “discoveries” as I have made, you would think lots of Morgans would be among them. Not so though. Until the middle of last month I had never attempted to get a VAM listed. VAMs are die varieties on Morgan and Peace dollars. Why have I never submitted a Morgan or Peace dollar for listing you ask? I really don’t know. I have known Leroy and his lovely… Continued...

Okay sports fans, we have the starting line-up for the 1857 Smoking Liberty Quarters. In the recently concluded DLRC Auction 367 four DGS encapsulated examples of the Barbieri Cache of this 152 year old variety sold. As prominent as it is, it amazes me that the variety went unreported until last year!

The plan with these coins was to sell a few of them to established some… Continued...

My work has me searching the internet quite frequently. While I am at it, I keep my eyes out for websites I believe will be of particular use to collectors nation wide. Tuesday I found a value packed one and can hardly wait to get this posting done so you can rush right to it. Continued...

I know, I know. I’m beating the subject coin to the point our readers may be getting tired of it. Well, fortunately for those who are getting tired of it, after tomorrow the sale and promotions should be all over. However, since the sales end tonight, the variety is heavy on my mind and a new theory has evolved.

Could it be that this 1857 Smoking Liberty Seated

At Dominion Grading Service we are excited about our quality work, consistency and accuracy. We are able to authenticate, grade and attribute with the best of them. In fact, we are most likely the best there is all around when it comes to attribution of your varieties.

However, every now and then we get a submission of coins that tests us to the limit. I am referring to some… Continued...