My 1878-S VAM-69 appears to be an LDS based on further deterioration of the r in trust and the G in God from what is shown on the Full Coin Photo from the VAMWorld 2.0 page. There is also a long die scratch from about the eagle’s neckline that goes up under the beak then under the o in God and then up to the second T in STATES. While the engraved eagle’s feathers “can’t be mistaken for any other 78 S die variety” per Leroy the unmentioned broken G had me looking for an alternate die for a while. If in agreement I think the new pictures would be helpful on the page. Note that the examples of the G and r were cropped and resized from the Ron H Full Coin Photos on the page. This deterioration also means that the VAM-69 die pair occurred after the earlier stage reverse of the VAM-102 die pair.
- 1878-S_RonH_VAM-69_G_03082012 (2).jpg (48.55 KiB) Viewed 645 times
- M7E 1878-S LDS VAM-69 Deteriorated G.jpg (129.05 KiB) Viewed 645 times
- 1878-S_RonH_VAM-69_r_03082012.jpg (42.06 KiB) Viewed 645 times
- M7E 1878-S LDS VAM-69 r.jpg (129.03 KiB) Viewed 645 times
- MNS die scratch 1878-S VAM-69.jpg (202.29 KiB) Viewed 645 times