VAM help needed on this 1878 7tf Rev.78 Morgan.

wam98 · May 17, 2006 3:29AM

I think it's a VAM-168, but not sure. Thanks
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The 2nd star right of date.

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Doubled P in PLURIBUS.

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Broken R in Trust.

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Partially open O in God.

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Broken R in PLURIBUS.

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I found the U in PLURIBUS interesting also.

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DennisH · May 17, 2006 3:47AM

Wayne:

I have a VAM 168 in a designated PCGS holder, and it doesn't have most of the features you show. The key one is the P in Pluribus. On my coin it has a massive north-south shift on the base of the letter that is VERY distinct.

My semi-strong hunch is that what you actually have is VAM 165 "Spiked P"

wam98 · May 17, 2006 4:01AM

Thanks Dennis.

MAD4MORGANS · May 17, 2006 4:08AM

It's nice to see someone who collects coins that sorta look like mine with those little bug looking things on them

messydesk · May 17, 2006 4:21AM

Lets see a closeup of the L and the 1 as well. I can't think of which one it is off the top of my head. Open 'o' + broken 'r' is usually something in the 185-189 range, but there are a couple others as well. The doubling on the P is seen in slight variations of what you have on several as well. 165 is a possibility, but I don't think it has a broken 'o'. What about 160 or 164? I'll check my notes when I get home.

messydesk · May 17, 2006 12:18PM

It matches my VAM 165.

Wolf359 · May 17, 2006 2:55PM

VAM-168 has two massive spikes coming out of the eye. Also, on the reverse both the 'o' and 'r' are broken. I think only VAM-168, 169 and 170 have that.

Coxe · May 17, 2006 3:39PM

VAM-166

VAM help needed on this 1878 7tf Rev.78 Morgan.

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