1878-P VAMs

Attribution Guide for 1878-P Morgans
Attributing 1878-P VAMs

8 Tail Feathers

Guides for 1878-P 8TF Morgans

1878-P VAM-1 8TF Doubled E,spear point feather
1878-P VAM-2 8TF Doubled Reverse,3 xtra feathers under right wing
1878-P VAM-2A 8TF Doubled Reverse, Clashed Obverse In & t, Reverse M (Super CD: Elite Clashed Morgan Dollars)
1878-P VAM-3 8TF Doubled Reverse,blob of metal at f (of)on rev.
1878-P VAM-4 8TF Doubled Date,Die chip next to dent,between pluribus unum
1878-P VAM-4A 8TF Doubled Date, Clashed Obverse n & t
1878-P VAM-5 8TF strong Doubled RIB(Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-6 8TF Doubled Motto,2 xtra feathers under right wing
1878-P VAM-7 8TF Spiked A
1878-P VAM-8 8TF Stick Feather (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-9 8TF First Morgan Dollar, Comma Feather Reverse (Top 100 and WOW! Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-9A 8TF First Morgan Dollar, Comma Feather Reverse, Clashed Obverse n & t (Top 100 and WOW! Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-10 8TF Doubled Motto
1878-P VAM-10A 8TF Doubled Motto, Polishing Lines Lower Reverse
1878-P VAM-12 8TF Doubled Motto
1878-P VAM-14 8TF Chip in Ear, Doubled Motto
1878-P VAM-14A 8TF Doubled Motto, Clashed Obverse n
1878-P VAM-14.1 8TF Doubled Eye Front
1878-P VAM-14.1A 8TF Doubled Eye Front, Clashed Obverse n
1878-P VAM-14.2 8TF Polished Ear,Doubled Date, Tripled Left Stars
1878-P VAM-14.2A 8TF Polished Ear,Doubled Date, Tripled Left Stars, Feed Finger Gouges OF *New 2019*
1878-P VAM-14.2B 8TF Polished Ear,Doubled Date, Tripled Left Stars, Feed Finger Gouges & Break OF *New 2019*
1878-P VAM-14.3 8TF Doubled Reverse (Proofs exist)
1878-P VAM-14.4 8TF Concave Field (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-14.4A 8TF Concave Fields, Clashed Obverse In & t (Hot 50 and WOW! Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-14.5 8TF Spiked "A" (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-14.6 8TF Dot on ear
1878-P VAM-14.6A 8TF Dot on ear, Die Break Star
1878-P VAM-14.7 8TF Dot Next to Ear (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-14.8 8TF Doubled Eyelid (Proofs exist)
1878-P VAM-14.9 8TF Tripled Eyelid
1878-P VAM-14.10 8TF Doubled Lower Hair and Date
1878-P VAM-14.11 8TF Wild Eye Spikes (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-14.11A 8TF, Wild Eye Spike, Die Break
1878-P VAM-14.12 8TF Double Date
1878-P VAM-14.12A 8TF Double Date, Radial Die Breaks Stars
1878-P VAM-14.13 8TF Bar Eyelid
1878-P VAM-14.14 8TF Double LIBERTY
1878-P VAM-14.15 8TF Doubled Motto
1878-P VAM-14.16 8TF Doubled Profile and Tripled Date (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-14.16A 8TF Doubled Profile and Tripled Date, Die Break Right Dot
1878-P VAM-14.17 8TF Doubled Date and Hair
1878-P VAM-14.18 8TF Doubled Eyelid
1878-P VAM-14.19 8TF Doubled LI-ERTY
1878-P VAM-14.20 8TF Tripled Date & Right Stars (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-15 8TF Doubled Liberty concave reverse (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-16 8TF Doubled Liberty
1878-P VAM-17 8TF Doubled Reverse
1878-P VAM-18 8TF Doubled Date
1878-P VAM-18A 8TF Doubled Date, Clashed Obverse n
1878-P VAM-19 8TF Doubled Date
1878-P VAM-20 8TF Doubled Date, Clashed Obverse n (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-21 8TF Doubled B
1878-P VAM-22A 8TF Doubled LIBERTY, Clashed Obserse n & t (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-22B 8TF Doubled LIBERTY, Clashed Obverse n & t, Die Breaks Wing Tip (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-22C 8TF Doubled LIBERTY, Clashed Obverse n & t, Die Breaks Wing Tip, Left Stars & One (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-23 8TF Doubled Eagle's Beak (Top 100 and WOW! Morgan VAM)

7/8 Tail Feathers (Long Nock, Parallel Arrow Feathers)

Attribution Guide for 1878 7/8 TF

1878-P VAM-30 7/0 TF Variety, Extra Talons
1878-P VAM-30A 7/0 TF Variety, Extra Talons, Displaced Obverse Field
1878-P VAM-31 7/0 TF Variety, Lines Thru Leg, Broken N and M
1878-P VAM-32 7/3 TF Variety, (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-33 7/4 TF Variety
1878-P VAM-33A 7/4 TF Variety, 4TF, Clashed Obverse n, Reverse M
1878-P VAM-34 7/4 TF Variety (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-34A 7/4 TF Variety, Clashed Obverse t (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-36 7/4 TF Variety
1878-P VAM-37 7/4 TF Variety
1878-P VAM-38 7/5 TF Variety
1878-P VAM-39 7/5 TF Variety, Gouge in Cap (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-39A 7/5 TF Variety, Clashed Obverse n & t (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-39B 7/5 TF Variety, Clashed n & t, Pollishing Lines Upper Reverse (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-40 7/5 TF Variety, Broken N and M
1878-P VAM-40A 7/5 TF Variety, Break ER
1878-P VAM-41 7/7 TF Variety, Gouge in Cap (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-41A 7/4 Weak TF Variety
1878-P VAM-41B 7/7 TF Variety, Gouge in Cap, clashed obverse n (Top 100 and WOW! Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-41C 7/4 Weak TF Variety, clashed obverse In & st (Super CD: Elite Clashed Morgan Dollars)
1878-P VAM-42 7/7 TF Variety
1878-P VAM-42A 7/7 TF Variety, Clashed Obverse In & st (Super CD: Elite Clashed Morgan Dollars)
1878-P VAM-43 7/0 TF Variety, Doubled Legs (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-44 7/5 TF Variety, Tripled Obverse blossoms, dbld eagles legs (Top 100 and 2011 Roberts 11 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-44A 7/3 TF Variety, Clashed Obverse n & st, Reverse M (Top 100 and 2011 Roberts 11 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-45 7/0 TF Variety, Eagle's legs are doubled to left (Top 100 Morgan VAM)

7 Tail Feathers, B1 Reverse (Long Nock, Parallel Arrow Feather)

Attribution Guide for 1878 B1 Reverse

1878-P VAM-70 (I Obv) Doubled R-I-B variety (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-70A (I Obv) Doubled Letters, Peripheral Die Breaks Reverse
1878-P VAM-79 (II/I Obv) Missing Nostril, Doubled Cotton Leaves (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-80 (II/I Obv) Doubled LIBERTY, Wheat Leaves and Grains, Disconnected Leaves
1878-P VAM-80A (II/I Obv) Doubled LIBERTY, Wheat Leaves, Disconnected Leaves, Die Breaks T
1878-P VAM-80B (II/I Obv) Doubled LIBERTY, Wheat Leaves, Frains, Disconnected Leaves, Breaks & Lines Lower Reverse
1878-P VAM-81 (II/I Obv) Polished Ear
1878-P VAM-82 (II/I Obv) Doubled Date & Stars
1878-P VAM-82A (II/I Obv) Doubled Date & Stars, Die Break Rim Cud Obverse (Disputed as damage)
1878-P VAM-83 (II/I Obv) High 1
1878-P VAM-84 (II/I Obv) Washed Out L, Broken D
1878-P VAM-84A (II/I Obv) Washed Out L, Broken D, Clashed Obverse n, Rev. E & M (Super CD: Elite Clashed Morgan Dollars)
1878-P VAM-85 (II/I Obv) Doubled LIBERTY, Wheat Leaves & Grains, " 7 " Rev., Thread-Like Impression Wing
1878-P VAM-86 (II/I Obv) Doubled LIBERTY, Wheat Leaves, & Grains, Disconnected Leaves (ALL ARE CLASHED(86A))
1878-P VAM-86A (II/I Obv) Doubled LIBERTY, Wheat Leaves, & Grains, Disconnected Leaves, Clashed Obv n & t

7 Tail Feathers, B2 Reverse (Short Nock, Parallel Arrow Feather)

Normal Reverse (B2a)

1878-P VAM-100-1 (I Obv) Doubled Obverse Motto (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-100-2 (I Obv) Doubled Obverse Motto (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-110 (II/I Obv) Broken N and M
1878-P VAM-111 (II/I Obv) Dropped R
1878-P VAM-112 (II/I Obv) Line in B
1878-P VAM-112A (II/I Obv) Line in B, Clashed Obverse G
1878-P VAM-113 (II/I Obv) Flake on Cheek
1878-P VAM-114-1 (II/I Obv) Doubled R and Stars
1878-P VAM-114-2 (II/I Obv) Doubled R and Stars
1878-P VAM-114A (II/I Obv) Doubled R and Stars, Clashed Obverse t
1878-P VAM-115 (II/I Obv) Tripled Leaves & Cotton Bolls (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-116 (II/I Obv) Doubled P & 1-8 (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-116A (II/I Obv) Doubled P & 1-8, Die Gouge State 1 (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-116B (II/I Obv) Doubled P & 1-8, Die Gouge State 2 (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-116C (II/I Obv) Doubled P & 1-8, Die Gouge State 3 (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-117 (II/I Obv) Tripled Star, Closed O in God (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-118 (II/I Obv) Shifted P
1878-P VAM-119 (II/I Obv) Shifted E
1878-P VAM-120 (II/I Obv) Doubled P not known to exist
1878-P VAM-121 (II/I Obv) Doubled Motto
1878-P VAM-122 (II/I Obv) Doubled Motto and First Right Star, Alligator Eye
1878-P VAM-123 (II/I Obv) Doubled R and UM (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-130 (II Obv) Normal questionable existence
1878-P VAM-130A (II Obv) Die Gouge IB, Die Chip Lower Cap
1878-P VAM-130B (II Obv) Spike above eyelid, Semi-circular die gouges in wing
1878-P VAM-130C1 (II Obv) Weak Nostril
1878-P VAM-130C2 (II Obv) Die Break Above Cap
1878-P VAM-130C3 (II Obv) Die Break R
1878-P VAM-131 (II Obv) Normal (Proofs exist)
1878-P VAM-131A (II Obv) Die Chip in Hair
1878-P VAM-131B (II Obv) Die Scratch Thru RT
1878-P VAM-131C1 (II Obv) Die Scratch Thru IB
1878-P VAM-131C2 (II Obv) Die Scratch Thru IB, Clashed Obverse n
1878-P VAM-131C3 (II Obv) Die Scratch Thru IB, Clashed Obverse n, Die Break O
1878-P VAM-132 (II Obv) Missing Nostril
1878-P VAM-133 (II Obv) Doubled Motto
For VAM-134 See B2d - B2h section

Open o in God (B2b)

1878-P VAM-140 (II/I Obv) Doubled P, Partly Open O
1878-P VAM-140A (II/I Obv) Doubled P & 1-8, Partially Open O, Die Scratches Reverse
1878-P VAM-141 (II/I Obv) Tripled Star Open, O in God (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-141A (II/I Obv) Tripled Right Star, Die Gouge Wing Tip (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-142 (II/I Obv) Doubled 878
1878-P VAM-142A (II/I Obv) Doubled 8-8, Tripled 7, Die Chips Top Reverse
1878-P VAM-143 (II/I Obv) Doubled 8
1878-P VAM-144 (II/I Obv) Doubled LIBERTY, Date & Left Stars & Ear
1878-P VAM-144A (II/I Obv) Doubled LIBERTY, Date, Left Stars & Ear, Clashed Obverse n
1878-P VAM-145 (II/I Obv) Broken N and M (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-146 (II Obv) Line in E, R, Y

Broken r in trust (B2c)

1878-P VAM-160 (II/I Obv) Shifted P
1878-P VAM-161 (II/I Obv) Shifted E
1878-P VAM-162 (II/I Obv) Broken N and M (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-163 (II/I Obv) Shifted U
1878-P VAM-163A (II/I Obv) Shifted U
1878-P VAM-164 (II/I Obv) Broken R
1878-P VAM-165 (II/I Obv) Spiked P
1878-P VAM-166 (II/I Obv) Spiked P (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-167 (II/I Obv) Spiked P
1878-P VAM-168 (II/I Obv) Doubled P
1878-P VAM-169 (II/I Obv) Quadrupled Stars (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-170 (II/I Obv) Double Date (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-170A (II/I Obv) Double Date, Die Chips Phrygian Cap (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-171 (II/I Obv) Tripled "R" (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-185 Broken R questionable existence
1878-P VAM-185A (II Obv) Spike Above Eyelid
1878-P VAM-185C (II Obv) Die Gouge IB, Die Chip Lower Cap, Cud E
1878-P VAM-187 (II Obv) Doubled R, 878 (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-188 (II Obv) Washed Out "L" (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-189 (II Obv) Added Engraved Wing Feather (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)

Broken r in trust (B2c) with Broken 4th Star

1878-P VAM-185B (II Obv) Die Scratch Thru I and R
1878-P VAM-186 (II Obv) Broken R
1878-P VAM-186A (II Obv) Broken R, Spike Above Eyelid
1878-P VAM-186B (II Obv) Broken R, Very Over Polished Wing

Doubled Motto (B2d)

1878-P VAM-190 (II Obv) Doubled Motto
1878-P VAM-190A (II Obv) Missing Nostril, Doubled Motto, Clashed Obverse n

Doubled Legend (B2e)

1878-P VAM-195 (II Obv) Broken D
1878-P VAM-195A (II Obv) Broken D

Missing Right Wing Feathers (B2f)

1878-P VAM-196 (II/I Obv) Doubled 878
1878-P VAM-196A (II/I Obv) Doubled 878, Clashed Obverse In & st
1878-P VAM-197 (II Obv) Doubled UR-BUS UNU, Missing Feather
1878-P VAM-198 (II/I Obv) Doubled Date (Top 100 Morgan VAM)

Slightly Doubled STATES AMERICA (B2g)

1878-P VAM-134 (II Obv) Doubled UR-BUS UNU, Reverse Legend

7 Tail Feathers, Slanted Arrow Feather, Reverse of 79

Attribution Guides for 1878-P Reverse of 79 Morgans

C1 Reverse - Rounded Feather by Right Leg

1878-P VAM-200 Broken N and M, Doubled Reverse Legend Letters
1878-P VAM-201 Missing Nostril, Doubled Cotton Leaves & Legend Letters
1878-P VAM-202 Lines in Wheat Leaves, Doubled Date & Reverse Legend
1878-P VAM-202A Lines in Wheat Leaves, Doubled Date, Clashed Obverse n, Reverse M
1878-P VAM-203 Short Wheat Leaf, Doubled Reverse Lettering (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-203A Short Wheat Leaf, Doubled Peripheral Letters, Clashed Obv n, W, st, Rev M (Top 100 Morgan VAM)

C2 Reverse - Thin, Longer Feather

1878-P VAM-210 Line Through Y, Extra Feather
1878-P VAM-210A Line Through R
1878-P VAM-210B1 Line Through IB
1878-P VAM-210B2 Line Through IB, Clashed Obverse n & st
1878-P VAM-215 Doubled Date, Extra Feather (Proofs exist)

C3 Reverse - Squared Feather

1878-P VAM-220 Tripled R, Shifted Liberty Head Back, Doubled Left Reverse (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-221-1 Cut Down A, Doubled Left Reverse, Doubled Bottom of B in PLURIBUS, Chip on Forehead
1878-P VAM-221-1A Cut Down A, Doubled Left Reverse,Doubled Bottom of B in PLURIBUS, Clashed t in hair vee
1878-P VAM-221-2 Cut Down A, Doubled Left Reverse, Polishing Line Cotton Leaf
1878-P VAM-221-3 Cut Down A, Doubled Left Reverse, Metal in 8
1878-P VAM-221A Cut Down A, Doubled Left Reverse, Denticle Impressions Wreath Bow
1878-P VAM-221B Cut Down A, Doubled Left Reverse, Die Gouges Reverse
1878-P VAM-223 Washed Out L, Doubled Lower Reverse (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-226 Doubled Lower Reverse
1878-P VAM-226A Doubled Lower Reverse, Clashed Obverse n
1878-P VAM-227-1 Normal Second Obverse, Normal Third Reverse, Full 4th Right Star, Line thru O in OF (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-227-2 Normal Second Obverse, Normal Third Reverse, Die Chip on Wreath
1878-P VAM-230-1 Polishing Lines by Leg
1878-P VAM-230-2 Die Chips Above Eye
1878-P VAM-230-3 Polishing Lines Under Bow
1878-P VAM-231 Tripled Stars, Doubled Lower Reverse
1878-P VAM-232 Doubled Left Stars, Doubled Left Reverse, Dot at back of cheek

C3 Reverse - Squared Feather with Broken 4th Star

1878-P VAM-222 Cut Down A, Doubled Left Reverse
1878-P VAM-222A Cut Down A, Die Chips Mouth (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-222B Cut Down A, Die Gouges Cotton Boll and Front Wheat Leaf
1878-P VAM-222C Spiked eye
1878-P VAM-222D Cut Down A, Doubled Left Reverse, Polished Lower Hair, Damaged 4th Right Star
1878-P VAM-224 Doubled Lower Reverse, 168 Reed Count (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-225 Doubled Lower Reverse
1878-P VAM-225A Doubled Lower Reverse, Denticle Impressions on Reverse. (Kimpton 12 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-228-1 Broken 4th Right Star, Normal Third Reverse, Die Chip Eyelid
1878-P VAM-228-2 Broken 4th Right Star, Normal Third Reverse, X Polishing Lines Cotton Leaf, Heavy Polishing Lines in Bow
1878-P VAM-228-3 Broken 4th Right Star, Normal Third Reverse, X Polishing Lines Cotton Leaf, Minimal Lines in Bow
1878-P VAM-228-4 Broken 4th Right Star, Normal Third Reverse, Die Chip Lower Neck, Polishing Lines in "L" and "B" in LIBERTY
1878-P VAM-228-5 Broken 4th Right Star, Normal Third Reverse, Line T Top
1878-P VAM-228-6 Broken Fourth Right Star,Normal Third Reverse, Dot Above E
1878-P VAM-228A Die Gouge Cotton Bolls & Front Wheat Leaf
1878-P VAM-228B Polishing Line Thru O in OF (Hit List 40 Morgan VAM)
1878-P VAM-229 Doubled Right Wreath & AMERICA
1878-P VAM-229-1 Doubled Top Obverse

Past Assignments

1878-P VAM-11 8TF Doubled Reverse (Not known to exist)
1878-P VAM-13 8TF Concave Field (Not known to exist)
1878-P VAM-22 8TF Doubled ERTY (Hot 50 Morgan VAM) (not known to exist w/out clashing)
1878-P VAM-114 (Re-classified 10-2011, see 114-1 and 114-2)
1878-P VAM-131C (Re-classified, see VAM-131C1, VAM-131C2, and VAM-131C3)
1878-P VAM-144B (Eliminated, Probable Post mint damage)
1878-P VAM-199 (Eliminated, same as VAM-164)
1878-P VAM-199.1 (Eliminated, same as VAM-198)
1878-P VAM-199.2 (II/I Obv) Doubled P, Missing Feathers (Eliminated, became VAMs VAM-116B and VAM-116C)
1878-P VAM-210B (Re-classified, see VAM-210B1 and VAM-210B2)
1878-P VAM-221 (Re-classified, see VAM-221-1 and VAM-221-2)
1878-P VAM-227 (Re-classified, see VAM-227-1 and VAM-227-2)
1878-P VAM-230 Normal (see VAM-230-1 and VAM-230-2)
1878-P VAM-228 (Re-classified, see 228-1 thru 228-6)
1878-P VAM-228-7 (Eliminated, Same as 1878-P VAM-229-1)

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