1878-P VAM-171
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1878-P VAM-171 Tripled R Discovered by Leroy Van Allen, December 1965. This coin is a Top 100 Morgan VAM. This coin is a Top 30 1878 Variety '''171 II/I 34 - B2c (Tripled R) (193) ''' '''Obverse II/1 34-''' Doubled LIBERTY with no shift. Doubled P and U, tripled R in PLURIBUS. Doubled 1 and 3 stars on left and 1, 3, and 4 stars on right. '''Reverse B2c -''' Broken R in TRUST results in TIUST. Hub break,reverse shared with vam 186 plain '''DPIS – In 1878 dates were part of the master die so there is no variation in position. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: '''Comments: # The bottom left serif on "R" in PLURIBUS is tripled, showing two clear notches. P and U are doubled. Doubled Liberty w/ no shift. Parallel arrow feathers reverse. This variety is the sister to the slanted arrow feather (reverse of '79) reverse. In addition to the obverse features shown below, these popular VAMs show doubling on the Cotton Boll & the interior curl of the [[Phrygian Cap.