1878-S Morgan Variety Attributions
jgivigl
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Need help grading this coin. I'm not sure if this coin has variety attributions.
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gouge on cheek and lines in hair are unfortunate.
However, this is a very hard to find 78-S VAM -- is a VAM-82.
Great images, what equipment/product(s) did you use to get them?
Thanks in advance.
Nice photos
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Is it worth sending out for grading?
How do I submit this coin for multiple varieties. This pic looks like doubling on Liberty. The other pics look like foreign material stuck in die plus other varieties.
Slow your roll.
tell me how
This coin is also proof like
Worth grading or not? Variety or not? That's the only question.
https://www.vamworld.com/wiki/1878-S_VAMs
Doubling on LIBERTY is part of VAM-82.
Do you understand what VAM-82 means?
https://vamworld.com/wiki/1878-S_VAM-82
I Don't see VAM-82 on PCGS vam list.
If the variety you have is not listed on the PCGS variety list that they recognize, they they will not put the variety on the holder.
Every Morgan Dollar is a variety. Only a few are recognized as such as most are very minor.
Fun to look at and search to see what variety you have but usually not worth the effort.
bob
https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1878-7tf-1-r78-vam-82-doubled-stars-pl/40245/65
Since VAM 82 is not on one of the major "chase lists," the only grading company that will attribute it is ANACS. It would grade AU details, scratched. While it is hard to find, I don't know how many collectors there are for that variety at a premium. If you just want it attributed and not graded, my service (VSS) can do that, although my holder supplier is backordered until the end of September and I'm out of holders, so it will take longer than normal.
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I'm tired of PCGS and NGC's grading standards.
It's become a duopoly where two major firms dominate the market and dictate what’s considered valuable. Too often, coins that aren’t high grade — or have been lightly cleaned — are dismissed or downgraded, even though they still hold significant historical and collector value.
Not every collector is chasing flawless mint state coins. Many of us value the rarity, story, and character that comes with circulated or older pieces — even if they show signs of age or honest handling. Grading should recognize and respect that, not reduce everything to surface perfection.
Your silver dollar is neither rare or valuable. It is a details coin that is not worth getting certified.
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