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1878-P VAM-14.16

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1878
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1878-P VAM-14.16 Discovered December 1997 by Jeff Oxman This coin is a Hot 50 Morgan VAM. '''14-16 I1 15 · A1n (Doubled Profile and Tripled Date) ( ? ) ''' '''Obverse''' '''I1 15''' – Liberty head profile strongly doubled from forehead to neck. Tripled date with 1 doubled below upper crossbar, first 8 doubled at top inside of both loops and left and right bottom outside of upper loop. 7 doubled below crossbar. Second 8 doubled at top inside and lower left outside of upper loop and bottom outside of lower loop. All left stars doubled towards rim. First two stars on right quadrupled and remainder tripled and doubled towards rim. Two faint short spikes just below eyelid front'''.''' '''Reverse A1n''' - All legend letters and wreath leaves doubled towards rim. Bottom of eagle's right wing doubled. Two small isolated feathers added on eagle's right and two on eagle's left side between leg and bottom of wing. '''DPIS – In 1878 dates were part of the master die so there is no variation in position. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: '''Comments: # This reverse is shared by [[1878-P VAM-14.9, [[1878-P VAM-14.13 & [[1878-P VAM-14.16. This variety is ultra rare. The date is tripled, though only doubling is likely discernible on most examples.

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Last updated: May 12, 2026