Morgan Help - 1878-P Rev 79 with a partial clashed E?

nesvt

I'm having trouble taking a picture of this coin. It's a well circulated 1878-P reverse 79. I noticed a raised area under the 6th tail feather. The obverse doesn't look clashed, but I can see clash mark under IN on the reverse. Using the die clash tool, I aligned the clash under IN. The raised area under the tail feathers is in the exact position and angle of the E in LIBERTY. Am I seeing things? I'm only drinking coffee.


same area - different lighting
circled what I'm talking about

Oney

You are not seeing things. I see it too. Something looks different though...

wam98

I see it also.

dwssws

I see it too, but thru my qx5 I see a lot of "e"s and other things and I'm not drinking coffee

messydesk

Not sure what that is. It looks like a very small upper case L to me, rotated clockwise about 150°. I can't quite fit it in with an E clash.

nesvt

It kind of looks like the images in the VAM book (4th edition page 121).

DennisH

My imagination glasses aren't working real well today.

BlindedByEgo

I see it too... But then again, I just came from the LSD thread on the open forum

jdsinva

Can I be the wet blanket and just say they're a gouge-type mark? I've seen similar on other Morgans and I've always attributed this feature to that. Just MHO.

eyoung429

You are looking at a post-mint hit in that area... If it was a clash, you would see more of it.

nesvt

Sounds good. I had a couple of beers and now I don't see it any more. I thought it was supposed to work the other way.

The only other clashed E coin I have to compare it with is an 1883-O 22A. It's also very faint and tiny (but authenticated and graded). The more I look at the 78-P, the more I'm convinced it's post-mint damage and worn.
Thanks again!

VamGuy

Take it from experience, if this didn't qualify as a clashed E, then there's no chance in this world, or any other, that your coin will.