1878 Morgan Dollar - Reverse of 1879 - VAM-222B
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1878-P VAM-222B Cut Down A, Die Gouges Cotton Boll and Front Wheat Leaf Discovered by Brent Fogelberg, March 2001. 222B II 2 C3b (Cut Down A, Die Gouges Cotton Boll and Front Wheat Leaf) (176) Obverse II2- Vertical die gouge at base of left cotton boll and long thin die scratch from side of left boll to right of Y in LIBERTY. Thick die gouge above LI in LIBERTY thru front wheat leaf. Date position (DPIS): In 1878 dates were part of the master die so there is no variation in position. Notes: This obverse shared with 1878-P VAM-228A.
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