1878-P VAM-169
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1878-P VAM-169 Quadrupled Stars Discovered by Leroy Van Allen, December 1965. This coin is a Hot 50 Morgan VAM, This coin is a Top 30 1878 Variety '''169 II/I 32 • B2n (Quadrupled Stars) (193) ''' '''Obverse II/I 32''' - Doubled LIBERTY shifted to left; E, PLUR-R doubled on left side, S doubled at bottom; UNUM doubled at top. First five stars on left quadrupled with 2-4 having very large shifts, 6 and 7 stars on left tripled. 1-3 and 5 stars on right doubled 4 tripled. Doubled date with 1 doubled at top right and 878 doubled on surface at bottom of loops and crossbar. '''DPIS – In 1878 dates were part of the master die so there is no variation in position. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: '''Comments: # There should be a small amount of CW reverse die rotation (~10 deg.)that serves as a good marker. # Doubled Liberty shifted left. First five stars on left quadrupled. # The primary attribute for the VAM-169 is the super strong doubling, tripling, and quadrupling in the stars of the obverse. This coin is highly sought for this reason and is virtually impossible to confuse with the VAM-166. Shown are the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th left stars. # Reverse shared w/ [[1878-P VAM-168