1887-P VAMs

1887-P VAM Stats

1. Mintage: 20,290,000
2. Die Pairs: 107 (Source: Annual Reports of the Director of the Mint)
3. Die Study completed: Yes.
4. One Rotated Die:

• 1887-P VAM-27 CW & CCW
  

Attribution Guides for The 1887-P Morgan Dollar

1. Sort by Date Position
2. Clashed Dies with Letter Transfer
3. 1887-P VAM Not Assigned Varieties

Official VAM Listing

1887-P VAM-1 Normal Die
1887-P VAM-1B Clashed Reverse Partial E (Hot 50 Morgan Vam)
1887-P VAM-1C Clashed Obverse n and st, Clashed Reverse M
1887-P VAM-1D Spiked Bottom of Left Wing
1887-P VAM-1E Denticle Impressions Below Arrow Feathers
1887-P VAM-1G Double Die Gouge Olive Branch, Thread Impression Tailfeather
1887-P VAM-1H Die Break Wing Top
1887-P VAM-1I Clashed Obverse n
1887-P VAM-1J Die Scratch Wing-Body
1887-P VAM-1K Erosion Band 18
1887-P VAM-1M Thread Like Impression Wing
1887-P VAM-2 7/6 Overdate (Top 100 Morgan Vam)
1887-P VAM-3 Near Date, Doubled 1-7
1887-P VAM-3A Near Date, Doubled 1-7, Clashed Obverse n & t, Reverse M (Super CD: Elite Clashed Morgan Dollars)
1887-P VAM-4 Near Date, Doubled 18-7
1887-P VAM-4A Doubled 187, Heavy Die Erosion Lines UNITED
1887-P VAM-5 Doubled Date (Top 100 Morgan Vam)
1887-P VAM-6 Low Far Date
1887-P VAM-6A Spiked Tail Feather, Low Far Date
1887-P VAM-7 Near Date, Doubled 18 Weak (*may not exist*)
1887-P VAM-8 Far Slanted Date
1887-P VAM-9 Doubled 18 Strong (*may not exist*)
1887-P VAM-10 Doubled 18
1887-P VAM-10A Doubled 18 Displaced Field Breaks 18 & Reverse Legend
1887-P VAM-11 Doubled 18–7 strong, 7 in Denticles
1887-P VAM-12 Doubled LIBERTY, Alligator Eye (Top 100 Morgan Vam)
1887-P VAM-12A Doubled LIBERTY, Alligator Eye, Clashed Obverse Die st (Top 100 Morgan Vam)
1887-P VAM-13 Doubled Stars, 7 in Denticles, Doubled Reverse
1887-P VAM-13A Doubled Stars & Reverse, 7 in Denticles, Clashed Obverse ust
1887-P VAM-14 Near Date,(several dies known)
1887-P VAM-14A Near Date,Multiple n,s,t Clashes
1887-P VAM-14D Near Date, Polished Doubled Ear
1887-P VAM-15 Doubled Stars & RIB,Die Scratch on Initial (Reinstated)
1887-P VAM-15A Doubled Stars & RIB,Die Scratch on Initial, Clashed t
1887-P VAM-17 8-7 in Denticles
1887-P VAM-18 Doubled Stars & Motto, Doubled Ear, Near Date
1887-P VAM-19 7 in Denticles, Very Far Slanted Date
1887-P VAM-19A Very Far Slanted Date, Doubled Ear, Die Break Cap _Star
1887-P VAM-19B Very Far Slanted Date, Doubled Ear, Die Breaks Cap
1887-P VAM-20 Doubled Ear, Near Date, Pinned Wing
1887-P VAM-21 Doubled Ear Inside, Tripled Stars
1887-P VAM-21B Doubled Ear Inside, Tripled Stars, Die break UR
1887-P VAM-22 Doubled Right & Left Stars
1887-P VAM-22A Doubled Right & Left Stars, Gouges at 18 & B
1887-P VAM-23 Slanted Date With 7 Closest to Rim
1887-P VAM-24 Doubled Upper Reverse Legend, Near Date
1887-P VAM-25 Doubled Right Stars, Hair
1887-P VAM-25A Donkey Tail Die Break (Former VAM-1A, revised to VAM-25A)(Top 100 Morgan Vam)
1887-P VAM-26 Slanted Date *Revised 2019*
1887-P VAM-26A Slanted Date, Gouge in A of Dollar
1887-P VAM-27 Far Date
1887-P VAM-27A Far Date, Clashed Obverse n
1887-P VAM-28 Doubled 7 at Top,normal date
1887-P VAM-30 Very Near Date
1887-P VAM-31 Doubled 18-7, Doubled Ear *Revised 2019*
1887-P VAM-32 (PROOF) Doubled 7 Top, Banded Jaw
1887-P VAM-35 Doubled Ear Inside,die chip wheat leaf
1887-P VAM-36 Slanted Date, Doubled Ear Inside
1887-P VAM-37 Tripled 188 Bottom (normal slanted date)
1887-P VAM-38 Doubled 1 *New 2018*

List of Past VAM Assignments

1887-P VAM-1A Donkey Tail Die Break, (Revised to VAM-25A)(Top 100 Morgan Vam)
1887-P VAM-1F Impaled Eagle Gouge *Revised 2015*(Eliminated, same as VAM-20)
1887-P VAM-1L Die break UR (Eliminated Became VAM-21B)
1887-P VAM-1N Clashed T Re-Classified as VAM-15A
1887-P VAM-1o thread like die imp at tail feathers,same as 1887-P VAM-1G
1887-P VAM-8A Far Slanted Date, Doubled Ear, Die Break Star, (Eliminated, became VAM-19A)
1887-P VAM-8B Far Slanted Date, Doubled Ear, Die Break Star & Cap, (Eliminated, became VAM-19B)
1887-P VAM-14B Near Date, Die Gouge in Tail Feathers (Eliminated, same as VAM-24)
1887-P VAM-14C Near Date, Pinned Eagle, Die Gouge D (Eliminated, same as VAM-20)
1887-P VAM-16 (Eliminated, same as VAM-13)
1887-P VAM-21A Doubled Ear Inside, Die Chip Wheat Leaf (Eliminated Became VAM-35)
1887 vam 27 die 2 Far date,doubled ear inside,eye clash (became/revised to 1887-P VAM-27)
1887-P VAM-29 Far Date, Doubled Ear - (Eliminated Same as VAM-27 Die 2)
1887-P VAM-33 Near Date, Slightly Doubled Left 8 (Eliminated became VAM- 4A LDS)
1887-P VAM-34 Tripled Right Stars (Eliminated Became VAM-21)
1887-P VAM-37 old Doubled 1 at Top Eliminated same as VAM-14 Die 5
Discussion Threads:
Rodney Dangerfield / 1887 P Fun Coin
http://www.vamworld.com/message/view/home/4644243?o=0#4988637

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