VAM Experts: Anybody Ever Heard of an 1884-O Morgan with Large Round "O" Mintmark??

Stuart

I recently purchased both the new 4th edition VAM Book and the Top 100 Morgan Dollar Varieties Book, and have been diligently searching through my Morgan Dollar collection for interesting and perhaps valuable VAM varieties.

I found a raw 1884-O Morgan Dollar with a Large Round (almost square shaped) "O" mintmark similar to those introduced on some 1885-O's, which became the standard for the 1886-O and subsequent year issues. I have not been able to find either reference or a photo of this large (not the medium) size mintmark in my new VAM book.

I was wondering if others have seen reference to this before, or if it could possibly be an as yet unattibuted SBG variety

Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts and your experience regarding this with me!

prooflike

Go here http://home1.gte.net/res05izg/morgan/mints.html

to see the mintmarks used

Rampage

I want to say that I have, but am unsure at the current moment. Will need to get back to you, unless someone gets the answer first.

Stuart

Prooflike: Thanks! The referenced web site attributes this as the Medium Round "O" which they say was introduced in 1884 (the year of the coin that I mentioned).

After doing a bit more research, I also found that the new VAM Book does list the mintmark variations on page 122, and they refer to this specific mintmark which I am describing as the "III O Circular Medium O with wide opening (1884-1904).

Thanks very much for pointing me in the right direction!!