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Help with 1878-S VAM attribution
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2022 4:14 pm
by vincar73
Hello everybody and best wishes for a happy new year.
I wish 2023 brings everyone great VAM pick.
I'm looking to buy this coin from a dealer. It seems to be a B2 variety with 4th Star Unbroken and r in Trust Unbroken and tried to attribute it with mm location from here
http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compu ... k_Location but i'm not able...
Looking at mm, those who come closest are VAM-111 (but unfortunately can't see 1° pup for this one) and VAM-100
Maybe VAM guys more experienced than me can help. Thanks
Here are some pics
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Re: Help with 1878-S VAM attribution
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2022 7:21 pm
by UNCLE BINGO
I'm Sure someone that is busy in Florida could probably pick it out , but the novice typing is just reminded that he still needs to put a vam number on his own 78-S short nock specimen,
The pictures are not defined enough for this novice to help , sorry man .
Looking at your Date and guessing the OBVERSE appears to be the same as the 1B, but the back is not ,,,,,,, so many numbers and so few bullets
Re: Help with 1878-S VAM attribution
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2022 7:22 pm
by Flat-Chested
4th star is broken
Re: Help with 1878-S VAM attribution
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 10:07 am
by keilg1
Definitely need a close up of that 4th star as it looks broken to me. Subtle and not missing the whole point, but broken is broken...
Re: Help with 1878-S VAM attribution
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:56 pm
by UNCLE BINGO
You could try this I guess ,. In an attempt to make the list shorter . Here are all the shared VAMS with the same Obverse { I think) . Now start crossing off all the long nocks . The point of that star looks broken to me as well , and the R does look intact , but I could just be looking at Rorschach Inkblot Test
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Re: Help with 1878-S VAM attribution
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:34 pm
by messydesk
Start with a close-up of the engraved feather under the eagle's right wing.
Re: Help with 1878-S VAM attribution
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 12:38 pm
by vincar73
Thanks all for replay.
I don't have better pics and i thought 4th star was broken....
messydesk wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:34 pm
Start with a close-up of the engraved feather under the eagle's right wing.
You already told me once that for 78-S have to start looking at engraved feather under the eagle's right wing. Is there any kind of attribution guide for that?
Re: Help with 1878-S VAM attribution
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:16 pm
by UNCLE BINGO
Here you go !
http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compu ... ther_GUIDE
And a big thank you to whoever fixed the attribution guide links on that page today . They were red yesterday and still under construction or something . It looks like a monumental amount of work has gone into this ,