1878-P VAM-167
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1878-P VAM-167 Spiked P Discovered by Leroy Van Allen, December 1965. This coin is a Top 30 1878 Variety '''167 II/I 30 - B2c (Spiked P) (194) ''' '''Obverse II/I 30''' - Type II LIBERTY. Metal bottom left side of P; shifted U and doubled bottom of R in PLURIBUS. Slightly doubled right side of 7 in date. '''DPIS – In 1878 dates were part of the master die so there is no variation in position. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: '''Comments: # REVERSE: Broken r, (Reverse: is shared with VAM-163.) # Metal on bottom left side of P. Shifted U. Bottom of R doubled. Right side of 7 slightly doubled. As of Jan/2013 there is only one BU known. VAM-167 is rare in choice AU & ultra rare in BU. '''Thread: LVA Plate Photos: See 4th Edition of "Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan & Peace Dollars" Additional Photos: Use the P in PLURIBUS to differentiate the VAM 167 from the 166. The “feet” are backwards. The right foot is basically normal and the left foot is doubled to the North. Also, there is little or no other doubling on the letter.LEARN THIS The U in PLURIBUS on the VAM 167 can very easily be confused with the VAM 166. This is why properly attributing the P is vital. The left foot of the R in PLURIBUS is doubled to the North and this is the way to distinguish this letter from the 166. Provided the coin is of high enough grade, these die polish lines will significantly help to attribute the coin from all the other coins in the 160-188 range. There are no others with lines like this. Above photos and text courtesy of Ash Harrison. Full Coin Photos 2 full coin copyrighted© VAM-167 images below on loan to VAMworld courtesy of '''arrioja123''' uploaded by '''oldcollectorcoins''' attributed by '''arrioja123''' ANACS (old holder) AU-55 Top