1878 Morgan Dollar - Reverse of 1879 - VAM-222
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1878-P VAM-222 Cut Down A, Doubled Left Reverse Discovered by Leroy Van Allen, December 1965. Obverse discovered by Neil Shaffer, November 1964. 222(revised) II 2 · C3b (Cut Down A, Doubled Left Reverse) (176, 178, 193) Obverse II 2- Die marker - Long vertical polishing lines from bottom of right cotton boll down thru lower two cotton leaves. Reverse C3b– Same hub doubling but different die. Die marker - Polishing Line inside wreath bow. Date position (DPIS): In 1878 dates were part of the master die so there is no variation in position.
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