1889-O VAMs

Slot	Date	VAM	Rotation Range
1	1889-O	VAM-1	60-150 CW
2	1889-O	VAM-3	23-73 CW
3	1889-O	VAM-9	25-47 CW

1889-O VAM Stats

1. Mintage: 11,875,000
2. Die Pairs: 150 (Source: Annual Reports of the Director of the Mint)
3. Die Study completed: No.
4. Three Rotated Dies:

Attribution Guides for The 1889-O Morgan Dollar

1. Sort by Reverse Design
2. Sort by Obverse Design
3. Clashed Die Letter Transfer
4. 1889-O Cast Counterfeit
5. 1889-O "VAM not assigned" varieties
6. 1889 O Large full Coin VNA

Oval O

• 

  Oval O Mint Mark.

• 

  Normal Round O Mint Mark.

1889-O VAM-2 Far Date, Oval O (Top 100 Morgan Vam)
1889-O VAM-2A Far Date, Oval O (Top 100 Morgan Vam)

Normal Round O

1889-O VAM-1 Round O
1889-O VAM-1A1 Clashed Obverse t, Reverse Partial E & M (Top 100 Morgan Vam)
1889-O VAM-1A2 Clashed Obverse G, T, R, D & O, Reverse BER, M (Top 100 and WOW! Morgan Vam)
1889-O VAM-1B Radial Die Break E, Collar Clash at 1-3 Left Stars
1889-O VAM-3 Far Date, O/O Top Left
1889-O VAM-3A Far Date, O/O Top Left,Double Ear
1889-O VAM-4 Far Date, O/O Top Right *Revised 2020*
1889-O VAM-5 Doubled 18
1889-O VAM-5A Doubled 18, Break Right S in STATES
1889-O VAM-6 Doubled 18-9, O Set High (Top 100 Morgan Vam)
1889-O VAM-6A Doubled 18-9, O Set High, Cud Below 18
1889-O VAM-7 Doubled 1-89 & Ear *Revised 2020*
1889-O VAM-8 O Set High, Tilted Right
1889-O VAM-9 O Set High
1889-O VAM-9A O Set High, Clashed Obverse G
1889-O VAM-9B O Set High, Denticle Impressions on Reverse
1889-O VAM-9C O Set High,Possible Denticle Impression Arrow Shaft
1889-O VAM-10 Wide Date
1889-O VAM-11 Wide Date
1889-O VAM-12 Doubled 1, Far Date
1889-O VAM-12A Doubled 1, Far Date, Extra Star Point
1889-O VAM-13 Far Date
1889-O VAM-13A Far Date, Die Break Cap
1889-O VAM-13B Far Date, Crumbled Stars (WOW! Morgan VAM)
1889-O VAM-13C Far Date, Multiple Clashed Obverse n
1889-O VAM-13F Far Date, Denticle Impressions Below Arrow Feathers
1889-O VAM-13G Far Date, 1+1 Clashed Reverse
1889-O VAM-13H Far Date, Die Gouge Wing (WOW! Morgan VAM)
1889-O VAM-13I Far Date, Polished Eye & Forehead
1889-O VAM-13J Far Date, Thread-Like Die Impression Upper TF *New 2019*
1889-O VAM-14 Doubled 9, Slanted Date *Revised 20209*
1889-O VAM-14A Doubled 9 & Ear *New 2019*
1889-O VAM-15 Doubled 88, Tripled 9
1889-O VAM-16 Far Date, High O
1889-O VAM-16A Far Date, High O, Denticle Impressions Below Tail Feathers
1889-O VAM-16B Far date, High O, Over Polished Obverse (Doubled ear)
1889-O VAM-16C Far Date, High O, Die Break S-OF
1889-O VAM-18 Doubled Obverse, Slanted Date, O Set High Tilted Right
1889-O VAM-19 Doubled Right Reverse
1889-O VAM-20 Slanted Date
1889-O VAM-20A Slanted Date, Clashed Obverse O, Reverse Weak E (Hot 50 Morgan Vam)
1889-O VAM-20B Slanted Date, Doubled Ear
1889-O VAM-21 O Set Left
1889-O VAM-21A Clashed t, O Set Left
1889-O VAM-22 Far Date, O Tilted Left
1889-O VAM-23 Doubled Ear, 18 Tilted Right, High O
1889-O VAM-23A Double Ear, 18 Tilted Right, High O, Die Break T - Long Radial Reverse Break
1889-O VAM-24 Double Ear inside, O set High
1889-O VAM-24A Double Ear inside, Clashed n, O set High
1889-O VAM-25 High O, Tilted Left
1889-O VAM-27 Doubled 9 Top Loop, Far Date
1889-O VAM-28 Slanted Date, Doubled 1 *New 2019*

List of Past VAM Assignments

1889-O VAM-1A (Eliminated, Became VAM-1A2)(Top 100 Morgan Vam)
1889-O VAM-13D (Eliminated, same as VAM-13C)
1889-O VAM-13E (Eliminated, same as VAM-12A)
1889-O VAM-17 (Eliminated, became VAM-2A)

Legend:

Photos of diagnostics shown on page.
Full-coin photo of VAM.
Full coin photo, needs to be replaced with better one.
VAM has been eliminated altogether or phased into another number.
No photos posted for this VAM.
This VAM is recognized by PCGS.
This VAM is recognized by NGC.
As ANACS, SEGS, and Variety Slabbing Service (VSS) recognize all VAMs currently in the official listings, no icon is shown for these services.