1878-P VAM-41C 7/4TF, Clashed Obverse In _ st "Bearded Lady"

Discovered Mar 2004 by Mark Kimpton

This coin is a Super CD Morgan Vam.

41C II 2 · B/Ak (4TF, Clashed Obverse In _ st) (179) I-4 R-6
Obverse II 2– Strong die clash marks with partial incuse In of In God from reverse showing next to Liberty head neck and partial incuse st of Trust from reverse showing in right hair vee of lower hair edge. Later clashed die state of VAM 41A.

Comments:
1- This VAM has a LOT going on...7/8 TF, clashed lettering, polished dies, "bearded" Lady Liberty... Examine a VAM-41-C and you see what VAM collecting is all about. This variety is last stage of the die state progression: 1878-P VAM-41, 1878-P VAM-41B, 1878-P VAM-41A, 1878-P VAM-41C. The suffixes are not in die progression order because of the times of discovery were not in order.

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The strong obverse clash defines the 41C. This was the former late die stage of VAM 41A until 2004.
Here is the beard and the outstanding "In" clash:

Here are the tailfeathers. This is the polished-down state of the 1878-P VAM-41 (and/or 1878-P VAM-41B). Same tailfeathers as 1878-P VAM-41A: