A question about the 80-CC VAM 7

[vampicker]

I've been chasing an actual example of this for years with no luck. It is the marriage with the Reverse of 78 that is not the VAM 4 . It should exist, but every purported example I've seen has the doubled clash of VAM 7A. Or it's labeled like a VAM 7, but is a VAM 4.

I just went thru a couple hundred listings in the Heritage archives and came up empty

Can any of you confirm the existence of the VAM 7 including pictures?

[vampicker]

For clarity, the VAM 9A occurred first, so the early stage of VAM 7 would have the single clash on the obverse only.
It should not have the little die crack above the hair in front of the L of LIBERTY.

[Mhomei]

I looked.
I don't have a 7

[vampicker]

Thanks Mitch, your discovery of VAM 9A answered one question but raises another. That earlier stage of the VAM 7 marriage likely still has the N tick from 9A.
It makes the VAM 7 versus 7A call problematic. Looks like there's work to be done here involving an elusive stage.

[Mhomei]

I see your point, I will dig up my 80 CC folder and check
maybe shoot Ron H a PM to see what he has in his folders