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Help with 1878-P reverse of 79
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 4:04 pm
by vincar73
Hello all,
i bought this 1878-P rev. 79 and i couldn't attribute it.... seems very hard for me... and asking for your help
At first sight i tought it was a C1 reverse, but going through 200>>203A i think i didn't find it, then i went through C2 reverse 210>>215 but doesn't semm to be here too...
Another thing that seems strange to me ...look on top of T of UNITED on reverse. It seems to be a big dot..but couldn't find this on any of C1, C2 or C3 reverse... But this could easily be a scan illusion.
What you think also about grade?? Seems to have a nice luster
Here are the pics
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- 1878_rev79_2.jpg (284.05 KiB) Viewed 2625 times
Re: Help with 1878-P reverse of 79
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 10:03 pm
by Vam-mysterio
Do you have the coin in hand?
Post closeup pictures
Re: Help with 1878-P reverse of 79
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 10:20 pm
by vampicker
Think it's VAM 210B1
Re: Help with 1878-P reverse of 79
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 10:29 pm
by vincar73
Vam-mysterio wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 10:03 pm
Do you have the coin in hand?
Post closeup pictures
Sorry but i just bought the coin in an online auction so i have to wait to receive the coin.
vampicker wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 10:20 pm
Think it's VAM 210B1
Thanks John, maybe i could see the die chips near nose...
Re: Help with 1878-P reverse of 79
Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 2:36 am
by blh74
It is a 210B
Re: Help with 1878-P reverse of 79
Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 2:33 pm
by vincar73
Thanks all.
So what looks like a dot on T of UNITED must be a pmd ?? I will take a look with coin in hand and let you know.
What you think about the grade of this coin??
Re: Help with 1878-P reverse of 79
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 5:11 pm
by dave700x
The dot above the T looks raised based on the light direction. As far as the grade, maybe 63 SPL. The obverse may be PL but the reverse may just miss. Always a challenge grading flat bed scanner images..
Re: Help with 1878-P reverse of 79
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 9:59 pm
by vampicker
Betting that dot looks different in hand
Re: Help with 1878-P reverse of 79
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 1:42 pm
by vincar73
dave700x wrote: ↑Mon May 16, 2022 5:11 pm
The dot above the T looks raised based on the light direction. As far as the grade, maybe 63 SPL. The obverse may be PL but the reverse may just miss. Always a challenge grading flat bed scanner images..
Thanks Dave.
vampicker wrote: ↑Mon May 16, 2022 9:59 pm
Betting that dot looks different in hand
As Dave said dot really seems to be raised, but i think you are right....in hand it will look different..
Wish to receive the coin soon so i could upload some other pics.
Re: Help with 1878-P reverse of 79
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 10:25 pm
by vincar73
Received the coin today and how
@vampicker said ..... dot in hand looks different or rather it doesn't exist
Scans are probably more deceptive than photos
However coin in hand looks very nice and shiny ..... maybe PL
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Re: Help with 1878-P reverse of 79
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 11:23 pm
by vampicker
Looks like a great example, minus the dot
Re: Help with 1878-P reverse of 79
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 1:45 am
by dave700x
Time for an acetone dip. No telling what that dot was....
