1878 Morgan Dollar - Reverse of 1878 - VAM-118
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1878-P VAM-118 Shifted P Discovered by Leroy Van Allen, December 1965. This coin is a Top 30 1878 Variety 118 II/I 20 - B2a (Shifted P) (194) Obverse II/I 20- Top of P's bottom serif doubled and P is spiked at top. Top of U in PLURIBUS doubled, L in PLURIBUS doubled on right, E in PLURIBUS slightly doubled on top right. LIBERTY doubled to left. 7 in date slightly doubled on right. Stars1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 left, and 1, 2, and 5 right doubled. same obverse as 1878-P VAM-160 Reverse B2a - R in TRUST not broken, O in God closed. Date position (DPIS): In 1878 dates were part of the master die so there is no variation in position. Notes: Die markers - Rust lump and diagonal line in Phygian Cap fold; REV - small die scratch that resembles a tadpole 'swimming' toward the back edge of the lower arrowhead.
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