1878-P VAM-19
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1878-P VAM-19 Doubled Date Discovered by Leroy Van Allen, December 1965. 19 II/I 2 A2/A1b (Doubled Date) (180) Reverse A2/A1b - Doubled inside of wreath, N of ONE, DOLLAR and right star with AR tripled at bottom. Partial small feather added on eagle's right side between leg and bottom of wing. Top of wreath overpolished so that the tip of leaf appears to be an extra berry on the left side. Eagle's lower and upper beak are doubled. Top arrow head and shaft doubled. DPIS – In 1878 dates were part of the master die so there is no variation in position. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: Comments: # Obverse die marker: Thread-like impression behind Liberty's eye. This marker shared with [[1878-P VAM-18 and [[1878-P VAM-20. # The 1878-P VAM-19 is an [[8 Tailfeather Morgan variety. # If you are having trouble telling the difference between the reverse for the 1878-P VAM-19 and 1878-P VAM-20, try this page: [[1878-P VAM-19 vs VAM-20.
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