1883-O VAMs

Mintage	8,725,000
Proof Mintage	12
Dies Used	40 obv., 36 rev.
Rarity in PL	3/10 (common)
Die Study	complete

1883-O is one of the most common Morgan dollars, with a large number of the uncirculated specimens coming from the Treasury release in November 1962. It is commonly found in high grade, but as strike can be a problem, it is important to be selective. Prooflike coins are not rare, but can vary in quality. There are several repunched mint marks for the date, but the most prominent is the Top 100 VAM 4. The Hot 50 VAM 22A, and VAM 36A varieties both have a light E clash on the reverse, and highlight the die clashes for the date. The VAM 1C has a rippled reverse die from being overbuffed and too soft. The VAM 52 is known with a counter-clockwise die rotation of up to 77°.

Attribution Guides for 1883-O

1883-O Reverses
O over O
Doubled Ear
Dashed 8
Clashed Dies with Letter Transfer
Over Polished Obverse
1883-O LFCP Attribution Album

Official VAM Listing

1883-O VAM-1 Normal Die
1883-O VAM-1C1 Buffed Reverse (WOW! Morgan VAM)
1883-O VAM-1C2 Buffed Reverse, Clashed Die Reverse M (WOW! Morgan VAM)
1883-O VAM-1C3 Buffed Reverse,Clashed Die Reverse M, Die Break Wing Tip (WOW! Morgan VAM)
1883-O VAM-1D Wing Gouges
1883-O VAM-1F1 Clashed Obverse e & us, Reverse M
1883-O VAM-1F2 Clashed Obverse n, e, & us, Reverse M
1883-O VAM-1F3 Clashed Reverse M
1883-O VAM-1I Dot at Arrow Feathers End
1883-O VAM-1J Rim Cud at 18
1883-O VAM-2 Dash Under 8, Doubled 1 & Cap Top, Denticle Impressions In & S
1883-O VAM-3 O/O Right, Doubled 1
1883-O VAM-3A O/O Right, Doubled 1, Beveled Field ST, Doubled Ear
1883-O VAM-4 Strong O/O (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1883-O VAM-5 O/O Right and High
1883-O VAM-6 O/O High
1883-O VAM-7 Doubled 18-3
1883-O VAM-7A Doubled 18-3, Clashed Obverse n & us
1883-O VAM-8 Doubled First 8, O Tilted Far Right
1883-O VAM-8A Doubled First 8, O Tilted Far Right, Die Gouges Star and Wing
1883-O VAM-9 High 8, O/O High
1883-O VAM-11 High 8, O Tilted Slightly Right
1883-O VAM-12 O Set Left
1883-O VAM-13 O/O Right and Down
1883-O VAM-14 Doubled 18-3
1883-O VAM-15 Slanted Date
1883-O VAM-16 O/O Line
1883-O VAM-17 Low 3, O Tilted Left
1883-O VAM-18 High 8
1883-O VAM-19 Doubled 18-3, Thin Dash Below 8, O Tilted Left
1883-O VAM-19A Doubled 1, Tilted Field
1883-O VAM-20 Doubled 3, O Tilted Right
1883-O VAM-21 Doubled 18
1883-O VAM-21A Doubled 18, Clashed Obverse n, Reverse M
1883-O VAM-22 Doubled 1
1883-O VAM-22A Doubled 1, Partial E on Reverse, Clashed Obverse D & O (Hot 50)(Super CD: Elite Clashed Morgan Dollars)
1883-O VAM-23 Doubled 18
1883-O VAM-23B Doubled 18, Filled Denticles, Die Scratch Wing
1883-O VAM-24 Doubled Reverse
1883-O VAM-25 Doubled 3, O Set Left
1883-O VAM-26 Doubled 18-3, O Set Left, Overlapping Reeding
1883-O VAM-26A Doubled 18-3, O Set Left, Overlapping Reeding, Clashed Obverse n & us
1883-O VAM-28 Doubled 3
1883-O VAM-29 Doubled 3, O/O
1883-O VAM-30 Doubled 1-3, Dash Under 8, Slightly Doubled Ear, O Tilted Slightly Right
1883-O VAM-31 Doubled 18-3,Scribbles on Face,Jaw and Neck
1883-O VAM-31A Doubled 3, Bars in Hair and O Mint Mark
1883-O VAM-32 Dash Under 8
1883-O VAM-33 Doubled 3, O/O Right, Hub Debris Impression
1883-O VAM-34 Doubled 18-3, O/O Right and Down
1883-O VAM-35 Doubled 18 and Stars
1883-O VAM-36 Doubled 18-3, Dash Under 8
1883-O VAM-36A Doubled 18-3, Partial E on Reverse, Clashed Obverse DO (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1883-O VAM-36B Doubled 1-3, Beveled Field Cap Top & Back
1883-O VAM-37 Doubled 8-3
1883-O VAM-38 Doubled 18-3
1883-O VAM-39 Date Digits in Denticles, Die Flake in 8
1883-O VAM-39A Date Digits in Denticles, Die Flake in 8, Doubled Ear
1883-O VAM-40 1 in Denticles
1883-O VAM-41 Doubled 18-3, Doubled Reverse
1883-O VAM-42 Doubled 8–3, O/O Surface
1883-O VAM-43 Doubled Ear, Faint Dash Under 8
1883-O VAM-44 Tripled Ear, Doubled 1
1883-O VAM-44A Tripled Ear, Doubled 1, Clashed Obverse t, Beveled Tail Feathers
1883-O VAM-44B Tripled Ear, Double 1, Beveled Tail Feathers
1883-O VAM-45 Doubled 18 Bottom, Overlapping Reeding
1883-O VAM-46 Doubled 1
1883-O VAM-47 Doubled Ear Right Inside with Dot
1883-O VAM-48 Doubled 3, O/O High
1883-O VAM-49 Tripled O Left Inside
1883-O VAM-49A Tripled O Left Inside, Clashed Reverse M
1883-O VAM-50 Slanted Date, O Tilted Left, Overlapping Reeding
1883-O VAM-51 Low 3, O Tilted Slightly Right, Overlapping Reeding
1883-O VAM-52 Doubled Ear, O Tilted Left, Polished Eagle’s Leg
1883-O VAM-52A Doubled Ear, O Tilted Left, Polished Eagle’s Leg, Concave Dies
1883-O VAM-54 O Set Right, Over Polished Wing, Slightly Doubled 3, Faint Dash Under 8
1883-O VAM-55 Doubled Ear, Die Scratch Neck
1883-O VAM-56 Doubled Ear, Gouged Arrow Shafts
1883-O VAM-57 Doubled Ear & 1, Beveled Tail Feather
1883-O VAM-57A Doubled Ear & 1, Beveled Tail Feather, Die Break 8
1883-O VAM-58 O tilted left, Rusted wing, Overlapping Reeding
1883-O VAM-58A Doubled Ear, O tilted left, Rusted wing, Overlapping Reeding
1883-O VAM-59 Doubled 1-3, Thin Dash Under 8, Low 3
1883-O VAM-62 Doubled 18-3, Dash Under 8, O Tilted Left
1883-O VAM-63 Doubled 18-3, O Set High
1883-O VAM-63A Dbl 18-3, Hi O, Beveled Below Tail Feathers, Pitted ear

List of Past VAM Assignments

1883-O VAM-1A Die Flake in 8 (Eliminated, same as VAM-39)
1883-O VAM-1B Gouge in 8 (See VAM-33)
1883-O VAM-1C Buffed Reverse, became 1C1 and 1C2
1883-O VAM-1E (Eliminated, same as VAM-21A)
1883-O VAM-1G Clashed Obverse Die t (Eliminated, same as VAM 44A)
1883-O VAM-1H Beveled Fields at Cap Top, & Back Eliminated 2017, became VAM-36B
1883-O VAM-10 High 8, O/O Low Eliminated 2016, became VAM-31A
1883-O VAM-17A Low 3, O Tilted Left, Tilted Field (Eliminated, same as VAM-19A)
1883-O VAM-23A Doubled 18, Filled Denticles, Clashed Obverse n & Reverse M (Eliminated, actually VAM-21A)
1883-O VAM-27 Doubled 1, O/O Surface (Eliminated, same as VAM-23 and possibly VAM-21, strike doubling on O mint mark.)
1883-O VAM-33A (Eliminated, all are VAM 33)
1883-O VAM-53 (Eliminated, Became VAM-39A)
1883-O VAM-60 Doubled Ear, Overlapping Reeding (Eliminated, same as VAM-26)
1883-O VAM-60A Doubled Ear, Overlapping Reeding, Clashed t (Eliminated, same as VAM-26A)
1883-O VAM-61 (Eliminated, Late Die Stage of VAM-2)

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