Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1878-S 19A II 14 · B2w (Doubled Motto, Die Gouge Cap, Engraved Wing Feather) (181) I-2 R-6 Hit list 40 Reverse B2w– Arm of R completely missing in TRUST with open G in God. Die extremely over polished with letters of UNITED STATES very shallow and a number of leaves disconnected in wreath. Small dots of metal all over eagle. This is the LDS of the 1878-S VAM-19A. Close up of die gouge on cap Close up of r in trust 1878 8 tail feather vam 7 Spiked A The 'E' in 'E PLURIBUS is tripled. The '7' in the date is doubled on the left side and tripled at the bottom. Close up of 7 Close up of Spiked A 1878-CC VAM-2 Die Chip on Nose (Doubled LIBERTY) Circle die crack For those interested a couple links on Morgan VAM's VAMWorld at Wikispaces. And updates at Ashmore's coin site. 1878-P VAM-39 7/8 Tailfeather 7/5 variety HIT List 40 Vam-39 is a 7/8 tailfeather variety that shows five tailfeathers emerging below the strong 7 feathers. Another attribution feature is looking at the underside of the olive branch to the left of the eagle and above the arrow feathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 I'm going to start a little trip thru some VAM's. It may take me a little time though. Even a VAM 1 is still a VAM I won't be including the Normal die set except this one. 1879 O morgan VAM 1 Closed 9 ob III 2 1 C2a normal rev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Very nice. Thanks for letting us come along on this trip. Nice Morgans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1879-S VAM-18 Doubled Date 18 III2 9 - C3b (Doubled Date) I-2 R-3 Obverse III2 9 - 1 doubled at top right, 8 doubled at bottom right, 7 doubled on bottom of serif, right side of shaft plus botom, and 9 doubled to the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1880 S Vam 34 S mint mark set to left and entire date slightly doubled 1880 S VAM 11 Hot 50 1880/79-S overdate Top and favoring the right side polish lines. The 1880/79-S overdate marker. 1880-CC VAM-4 Reverse of 78 Overdate This coin is a Top 100 Morgan VAM 4 III2 3 - B2a (80/79) (178) I-5 R-4 Obverse III2 3- The bottom of the 7's crossbar shows in the upper loop of the second 8 and the stem of the seven shows inside the lower loop. The remains of the 9 shows within the 0 in the top left and bottom and abulge shows outside at 10 o'clock. 1 has die chip at top right of shaft. First 8 has vertical polishing marks inside partially filled loops. Reverse B2a - Parallel arrow feathers with centered small CC mint mark. VAM-4 is an 80/79 Overdate. This overdate coin has a strong 79 remaining under the 80 in the date. The reverse has an 1878 design with the top of the arrow feathers running parallel to the arrow shaft rather than the typical 1879 onward design that has angled feathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1881 O III 2 1 obverse C3f-II reverse Vam 8 tilted right mint mark 1881 S vam 55 s over s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1882 O over S mint mark VAM 3 die scratches/gouges in the hair below the ear. 1882 O VAM 22 22 III2 11 - C3j (Doubled 82 and Reverse) (176) I-3 R-3 1882 s VAM 20 Doubled Date, S Tilted Far Left 1882 s VAM 28 S S Lower Loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1883 O VAM 1A Die flake in lower loop of first 8 and under lower right outside 1883 O vam 43 with a dash under the second 8 and doubled ear NGC 63 Edit add 1883 cc gsa dollar Dash under second 8 VAM 6 Also has the 18 date doubling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1884 o Vam 13 O over O mint mark centered high Close up of mint mark 1884 s obverseIII-2-2 Reverse c3-IV s mintmark repunched and shifted left VAM 11 Edit add 1884 CC gsa dollar VAM 8 tilted left CC Close up of mint mark This one is a NGC certified struck though error. But not listed is also a VAM-5 Far Date 5 III2 4-C3a (Far Date) (181) I-1 R-2 Date set further right than normal. II O oval mint mark. Opening filled almost flush. 1884 O VAM 16 Very far date Got way too many 1884 O's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Just a place holder for 1885 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Place holder for 1886 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1887 VAM 5 also known as Breen 5594 Double date (Top 100 VAM) got two of these. 1887 VAM 12 Gator eye (Top 100 Morgan VAM) 1887 O VAM 2 Doubled 1 and tripled 7 date One of the largest date shifts known (Top 100 Morgan VAM) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1888 Vam 8 near and high date Close up of date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1889 Vam 5 Far date 1889 VAM-9a, Far, slanted date, polishing lines liberty head Date Close up of lips and nose Close up of eye 11 III2 6 - C3a (Wide Date) (181) I-2 R-4 Obverse III2 6 - 89 in date set further right of the rest of the numerals than normal. Reverse C3a - Mint mark set centered and upright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1890 O Vam 4 doubled 0 in 1890 1890 O Vam 7 (Slanted date) 1890 Slanted date Vam 14 1890 CC I have two of these VAM 4 Carson city Tailbar die gouge variety Need to take a new picture of this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1891 place holder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1892 place holder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1893 cc VAM-2 CC Tilted Right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1894 place holder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1895 1895 S VAM 2 2 III2 1- C3b (S Tilted Right) I-2 R-2 Reverse C3b- Normal die with S mint mark tilted to the right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1896-P VAM-19 "8" in Denticles This coin is a Top 100 Morgan VAM. 19 III219 · C3a (8 in Denticles) (190) I-3 R-5 Obverse III219– Top of 8 appears in two denticle spaces just below 8 as two raised and curved bars. Date slightly slanted with 1 closest to rim. One of several Morgan dollar misplaced dates. Here the '8' was repunched and appears in the denticles. The other digits are not visible. The date has a mild slant, rising to the right. Not terribly difficult to find, but gets scarce in MS64 and above. Close up of 8 in denticles. The part of the 8 marked shows up well in this picture where the arrow is. The other side of the 8 does not show up well in it though. The reverse, the wreath bow shows doubling on the inside and the branch to the left is doubled on the top: Next is a 1896 VAM 23 Slanted near date Doubled Arrows 23 III212 · C3b (Near Slanted Date, Doubled Arrows) (190) I-2 R-4 Reverse C3b– Doubled lower three arrow feathers at bottom, middle and lower arrow heads at bottom and top inside of wreath bow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 very nice collection!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1897 S VAM 4 die gouge through wreath PCGS green rattler 1897 0 VAM 8a Die break below D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 1898 o Vam 4 O mint mark centered high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 I have two of these. First one 1899 o Doubled 1 on 1899 Die crack on back VAM 11a also has die doubling around the "states of America" Second one 1899 o Doubled 1 on 1899 Die crack on back VAM 11a also has die doubling around the "states of America" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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