1878-P VAM-166
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1878-P VAM-166 Spiked P Discovered by Leroy Van Allen, December 1965. This coin is a Hit List 40 Morgan VAM. This coin is a Top 30 1878 Variety '''166 II/I 29 - B2c (Spiked P) (193) ''' '''Obverse II/I 29 B2c''' - Type II LIBERTY. Metal on E,P, U, and R of E PLURIBUS UNUM. All stars on left and first star on right doubled. '''DPIS – In 1878 dates were part of the master die so there is no variation in position. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: '''Comments: # (Reverse is shared with VAM-187). # It is reported that most of the attributed VAM-166 coins are not correctly attributed. The pups listed are correct as of June,10 2013. Before buying any attributed slabbed coin, "Check the PUPs" before you buy it! Metal on letters E PLUR in E PLURIBUS. Left stars doubled. Right stars 1, 2, 3, and 4 doubled. An elusive variety, a key VAM that's on every collector's want list, very rare in any grade.