1878-P Morgan with Spike P

nesvt

Who's an expert on 1878-P Morgan VAMs? Any year with more than 200 varieties gives me a headache. I tried to identify this about a week ago and gave up. My last guess was a VAM-165.
Doubled E PLUR, spike on bottom right of P, UM of UNUM doubled near rim, 7 doubled on right, LIBERTY doubled on left.
No engraved wing, D in DOLLAR doubled at bottom, R in TRUST broken. What else can I check to narrow this down?

CoinOnTheCob

Those are awesome pictures.

jdsinva

Yes, it's the v165. The doubling on the L helps identify that one.

Wolf359

Wow, did I miss this one? I told Norm it looked like VAM-118.

jdsinva

<< <i>Wow, did I miss this one? I told Norm it looked like VAM-118. >>



Doesn't the broken 'r' in 'trust' make this a B2c reverse? Does the v118 have the B2c reverse (I'm at work so I can't look)? I know some of the B2c coins share obverses with some of the lowered numbered VAMs like v118 but I thought v118 had the B2a reverse?

nesvt

Yes, the 118 has the B2a reverse and the 165 has the B2c with broken R. Looks like a 165. For $8, I'm happy.... plus that P looks cool.