1878 8TF
ANACS VF30 Cleaned

VAM 9 - First Morgan Die
I12 · A1h (193) I-2 R-7 Top 100 (2), WOW! (1)

Obverse I12 - Doubled E PLUR and U-M of the motto at the top of the bottom serifs. First four stars on left and all of the stars on right slightly doubled on outside. First 8 doubled at top inside of upper loop. 7 in date doubled slightly on right side. First obverse die used.

Reverse A1h - All of legend and motto doubled. Left wreath and olive leaves slightly doubled. Three small feathers added on eagle's right and two one eagle's left side between leg and bottom of wing. First reverse used.

1878 7/8 TF
ANACS MS61

VAM 41B - 7/8 7 TF, Clashed Obverse n
II 2 · B/Ak (180) I-5 R-6 Top 100 (7), WOW! (4)

Obverse II 2 - Small die gouge line to right of lower cotton leaf of top two. Clashed die with partial incuse n of In from reverse showing next to Liberty head neck.

Reverse B/Ak - Seven tail feather ends showing. The VAM-41 exhibits the strongest set of tailfethers tips sprouting below the standard 7. This coin is basically the VAM-41 but with the clashing and no additional polishing.

1878-S
ANACS EF40

VAM 18 - "Spaghetti Wings" Die Gouges in Wings
II 1 · B2e (184) I-4 R-5 WOW! (5)

Obverse II 1 - Point of fourth right star only partially broken. Diagonal die clash line extending to left from eyelid tip. Radial die crack at left side of first right star with displaced field break on initial use with B2 reverse and progressing with die use.

Reverse B2e - Fine engraving lines in middle of both eagle's wings where die was over polished due to incorrect basining. R in TRUST not broken.

1882-O
ANACS AU58




VAM 38B - Doubled 82, Clashed Letters, Die Breaks
III2 4 · C3a (181) I-3 R-7 Kimpton 12 (4), WOW! (20)

Obverse III2 4 - Radial die crack on left side of first right star with slightly displaced field break.

1886
PCGS MS62


VAM 1C - 3+2 Clashed Reverse
III21 · C3q (?) I-4 R-4 Hot 50 (28), WOW! (24)

Obverse III21 - Date set left within normal position. Only faint die clash marks show at lips and eye front.

Reverse C3a - Unusual offset of sideways vee clash marks next to top of right wreath. Top set of sideways vees shows three closely grouped clash marks. Lower group shows three clash marks with fairly wide separation on early die state while later die states only show two outer clash vee marks. These die clash marks appear on very early PL die state coins, so possibly die clashes occurred during die setup in press.

1886-O
ANACS EF45

VAM 1A1 - Clashed Reverse BER
III21 · C3a (181) I-4 R-4 Top 100 (52), WOW! (25)

Reverse C3a - Clashed die with full raised E below eagle’s tail feathers on left side and partial B & R next to E from obverse LIBERTY.

1888-O

VAM 4 - "Hot Lips" Doubled Head
III2 3 · C3a (181) I-5 R-5 Top 100 (66), WOW! (31)

Obverse III2 3 - Doubled Liberty head variety with two complete sets of lips, chin and nose clearly visible. Hair is filled and also lower parts of ERT in LIBERTY. The wheat and cotton leaves above LIBERTY are doubled strongly to the right.

Reverse C3a - Centered circular medium III O mint mark with wide opening, centered and upright.

1888-O
NGC XF40

VAM 4 - "Hot Lips" Doubled Head
III2 3 · C3a (181) I-5 R-5 Top 100 (66), WOW! (31)

Obverse III2 3 - Doubled Liberty head variety with two complete sets of lips, chin and nose clearly visible. Hair is filled and also lower parts of ERT in LIBERTY. The wheat and cotton leaves above LIBERTY are doubled strongly to the right.

Reverse C3a - Centered circular medium III O mint mark with wide opening, centered and upright.

1889
ANACS AU53

VAM 22 - Bar Wing, Far Date
III25 · C3b (190) I-3 R-6 Top 100 (69), WOW! (34)

Reverse C3b - Later die state with die break on top of eagle's right wing showing as a short parallel bar.

1890-O
NGC AU58

VAM 10 - Comet
III2 6 - C3a (181) I-3 R-4 Hot 50 (39), WOW! (40)

Obverse III2 6 - Date set father left than normal. Wide striated die gouges down diagonally from 0 in date down to the right to rim. Second striated die gouge also extends diagonally from rim under first right star.

Reverse C3a - Vertical die gouge above O in ONE.

All descriptions from VAMworld.