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Look closely at the T (LIBERTY) and the stars (especially first 2 on the right)... that is, if you think you have a 115/198 as these help when the cotton bolls are not playing nicely.

Gah! Not even in the ballpark? Dang... Now I see the thing------ys on the reverse. I was trying just based on the obverse.

This is why I keep depending on the experts...

Was just looking at a 78-S VAM-75 and noticed what I mentioned: dashes/spears begin along the right stars and become a full line as they progress under the date...

Not a VAM-32, for sure. Real answer: 1D3.

Dunno... I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary. Can you get different angels, or overlay a normal coin on top to compare, or...

... or happy 4/1/23... (or, here in the UK: 1/4/23).

No fooling around, that is one wickedly cool coin!

Frustrating sounding, for sure, and a reminder we are really enslaved to technology. And when the IT gods and goddesses want to make our life hell... they do! Love my Dinolite and still use it frequently even though I have a slick Bluetooth/wireless one now that talks with my computer without the ne...

I'd say a possible b/c these can be nuanced (in my humble opinion and based on a li. I have a couple different ones that show variability yet are attributed. Here are pictures as well as other PUPs to help nail down it being a 115 (assuming the reverse isn't for the 198!) 78PV115_7924_2x cotton boll...

Will try and grab the coin later when I can, Bert, but I'm away this weekend. Interesting things going on around your MM for sure but I can't tell what... As for the name, most of you might recognize me from the 2010-13 time frame when I had a different life... and, yes, different name. Explanation ...

Love it when I see what the experts see. One spot on one that illustrates how subtle variations do not make a different variety than normal schtuff within tolerance. I'd echo the plea to stop taking pictures of computer screens. You have a comptuer, you're posting online - why can't you post picture...

Looking forward to hearing the experts' explanation. All I know is they're common as dirt. As are the 'dashed' varieties - ones that begin on one denticle and extend in a spear-like fashion towards the other one. Yes, sometimes leading to entire rows of connected denticles. How it happens? Likely ti...

@vampicker, you rock and I'm so glad you're adding/correcting my input! I had no idea there were 3 different dies for the 200 listing - now I'll need to start a look out for the other two to complete my set. #mywifeisn'tgoingtobehappywithyou Not 3 dies for VAM 200, 3 dies with similar breaks. One f...

@vampicker, you rock and I'm so glad you're adding/correcting my input! I had no idea there were 3 different dies for the 200 listing - now I'll need to start a look out for the other two to complete my set.

#mywifeisn'tgoingtobehappywithyou

I believe you're thinking incorrectly like I did - that because production started with the 8tf flavor (and VAM-9 specifically), that the natural progression went 8tf -> 7/8tf -> 7tf. I've been told and believe this isn't quite true. For example, see http://www.vamworld.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t...

bhinkle , nice coin and prompted me to look at mine. Similar chip but you've definitely got something else going on with the MM. Mine shows the expected S/S in regular fashion, but yours looks like someone got angry :evil: with it. Or there was a wild planchet flaw (doubtful) or something else. Wou...

Glad to have helped. I'd echo the suggestion to try and make this official. Showing it to others and having them give a response (especially when they're likely not experts in varieties of Morgans...) leads to confusion and, worse, the belief that it's correct information. I'm not saying this might ...

Confusion solved! Thanks... I have lost my mind already but for a while there I thought I was losing what little I had left.

You rock, my friend. Thanks again.

And the reverse PUPs showing it clearly to be a 16: 1881OV16-63PLMM.jpg 1881OV16-63PL_IGWT incl scratch.jpg 1881OV16-63PLclearbow.jpg Bert, the bow on yours seems clear - lacking the scratch that Mhomei 's DC clearly shows - so my coin may simply lack the shoulder scratches that yours shows (and hap...

I really don't like to confuse things, but I'm confused. bhinkle and messydesk , aren't the wing scratches shown in the picture "SS34543U.jpg" identical to the ones shown on the 1J page - and not found on the 16? I've searched my 16 with key PUPs that match the 16 page (included below) but a coin th...

Again, very happy to help but without high quality, clear pictures they will remain mysteries. 1879-P coins had at least 157 die pairs so the sheer number of potential variations is great - but limited, thankfully. No pictures of your coin on a monitor, only up-close clear pictures of key points: da...

Stunning coin. I was thrilled to find an AU58 in my original lot from the 1970s - this find blows that one away.