1888-P VAMs

Mintage	19,183,000
Proof Mintage	833
Dies Used	64 obv., 54 rev.
Rarity in PL	5/10 (scarce)
Die Study	no

1888 is the third in a four year run of high production and extended die use at the Philadelphia mint. 1888 Morgan dollars tend to have a good, but coarse luster, and decent surfaces. Striking details suffer on this issue, in part due to die fatigue. A fully detailed, sharp strike would be considered a cherrypick. Prooflike coins are available, but represent a small percentage of the uncirculated population. There are a few doubled ear (VAMs 11 and 12) varieties, and some doubled reverses that are popular (VAMs 4, 12, 16), but the VAM 7, with its many reverse die gouge stages is one of the more interesting die progressions. VAM 18 also has a misplaced date in the denticles.

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1888-P VNA Varieties

Official VAM Listing

1888-P VAM-1 Normal Die
1888-P VAM-1A Clashed Obverse n
1888-P VAM-1B Clashed Obverse n
1888-P VAM-1C Double Clashed n & Single Clashed st
1888-P VAM-1D Denticle Impressions Below Arrow Feathers
1888-P VAM-1F Clashed Observe n
1888-P VAM-2 Near and High Date
1888-P VAM-3 Very Near Date
1888-P VAM-4 Doubled Reverse (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1888-P VAM-4A Doubled Reverse, Clashed Obverse n & st (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1888-P VAM-5 Doubled 1
1888-P VAM-6 Slanted Date, Doubled Reverse (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1888-P VAM-7 Near Slanted Date, Doubled Wreath, Die Gouge State 1 (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1888-P VAM-7A Near Slanted Date, Doubled Wreath, Die Gouge State 2 (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1888-P VAM-7B Near Slanted Date, Doubled Wreath, Die Gouge State 3 (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1888-P VAM-7C Near Slanted Date, Doubled Wreath, Die Gouge State 4 (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1888-P VAM-7D Near Slanted Date, Doubled Wreath, Die Gouge State 5 (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1888-P VAM-8 Near Slanted Date
1888-P VAM-9 High Date
1888-P VAM-9A High Date, Clashed Obverse st
1888-P VAM-9B High Date, Counter-clashed neck
1888-P VAM-10 Slanted Date
1888-P VAM-10A Slanted Date, Spitting Eagle Die Chip
1888-P VAM-11 Doubled Ear (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1888-P VAM-11A Doubled Ear , Clashed Obverse In (Top 100 Morgan VAM)
1888-P VAM-12 Doubled Ear, High Date, Doubled Reverse (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1888-P VAM-12A Doubled Ear, High Date, Doubled Reverse, Clashed Obverse n (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1888-P VAM-13 Far Date
1888-P VAM-14 Doubled Stars, Near Date, Doubled Lower Reverse
1888-P VAM-15 Doubled Last 8
1888-P VAM-15A Doubled Last 8, Worn Reverse Die
1888-P VAM-16 Doubled 1, Doubled Lower Reverse (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1888-P VAM-17 Die Chips in 8's, Doubled Reverse
1888-P VAM-17A Die Chips in 8’s, Doubled Reverse, Denticle Impressions Below TF
1888-P VAM-18 Doubled Eyelid, 8 in Denticles, Far Date (Hot 50 Morgan VAM)
1888-P VAM-18A Doubled Eyelid, 8 in Denticles, Far Date, 2 dot gouges
1888-P VAM-19 Doubled Left Stars, Slanted Date
1888-P VAM-20 Doubled Profile
1888-P VAM-21 Doubled Ear
1888-P VAM-23 Doubled Ear and Wreath, Near Date
1888-P VAM-24 Near Slanted Date, Doubled Obverse Motto & Profile, Doubled Reverse
1888-P VAM-24A Near Slanted Date, Doubled Obverse Motto _Profile, Doubled Reverse, Clashed Obv. G
1888-P VAM-25 PROOF - Doubled Date, 8 in Denticles
1888-P VAM-28 Doubled Ear Inside, Doubled 188, Slanted Date, Inverted 8
1888-P VAM-28A (Same as 11A)
1888-P VAM-29 Doubled Inside & Outside of Ear
1888-P VAM-30 Doubled Inside of Ear, Near Slanted Date, Inverted 8
1888-P VAM-30A Doubled Inside of Ear, Near Slanted Date, Inverted 8, Crumbled Obv. Periphery
1888-P VAM-31 Doubled Last 8 at Top and Arrow Feathers, Near Date
1888-P VAM-32 Doubled PLURIBUS
1888-P VAM-33 Doubled Ear Right Inside & Outside, Near Date
1888-P VAM-33A Doubled Ear Rt. Inside & Outside, Near Date, Die Chips ED
1888-P VAM-34 Doubled Ear Bottom, Profile & Cotton Leaf
1888-P VAM-35 Tripled Ear Bottom, Doubled Top Reverse
1888-P VAM-35A Tripled Ear Bottom, Doubled Top Reverse, Clashed Obverse n
1888-P VAM-36 Very Near Date, Doubled Ear
1888-P VAM-37 Doubled Wreaths
1888-P VAM-38 Tripled & Doubled Left Reverse
1888-P VAM-38A Tripled & Doubled Left Rev., Clashed Obverse n
1888-P VAM-39 Doubled Ear, Slanted Date
1888-P VAM-39A Doubled Ear, Slanted Date, Worn Reverse Die
1888-P VAM-39B Doubled Ear, Slanted Date, Die Break 2-6 Left Stars
1888-P VAM-40 Doubled 1-8
1888-P VAM-42 Doubled 1 and 1-3 Right Stars, Near Date, Doubled Lower Reverse
1888-P VAM-43 Very Near Date, Doubled Ear
1888-P VAM-45 Doubled Reverse Legend, Tripled Wreath
1888-P VAM-46 Die Gouge Hair, Doubled Reverse Wreath Leaves and Lettering
1888-P VAM-47 Doubled Ear, Doubled Reverse Wreath Leaves and Lettering
1888-P VAM-48 Doubled Profile

List of Past VAM Assignments

1888-P VAM-1E Die Gouges Cotton Bolls (Same as VAM-16)
1888-P VAM-12B Doubled Ear, High Date, Doubled Reverse, Clashed E Reverse (Eliminated, false alarm)
1888-P VAM-16A (All 16 and 16A are the same)
1888-P VAM-22 (Incorporated in VAM-18)
1888-P VAM-26 Doubled Lower Reverse, Die Gouge in Cotton Leaves (Now VAM-16)
1888-P VAM-27 Slanted Date, Doubled Left Reverse (duplicate of VAM-6)
1888-P VAM-41 Doubled Obverse, Near Date, Tripled Wreath (Eliminated. Became VAM-24)
1888-P VAM-41A Doubled Obverse, Near Date, Tripled Wreath, Clashed Obv.G (Eliminated. Became VAM-24A)
1888-P VAM-44 Doubled 1, High Date (Same as VAM9)
1888-P VAM-44A Doubled 1, High Date, Clashed Obverse n (Same as VAM 9A)

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