1878-S VAM-91
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1878-S VAM-91 Engraved Wing Feather, S Tilted Right, Doubled US UNUM & LIBERTY Discovered by Larry Briggs, July 2004. Revised 2012. Revised August 2022 '''91 II 34 · B2af (Engraved Wing Feather, S Tilted Right, Doubled US UNUM & LIBERTY, Acid Treated Eagle) (184) ''' '''Obverse II 34–''' Slight surface doubling at bottom and top inside of lower loop of B in PLURIBUS. Small raised dot between LI. LIBERTY doubled on left side. Slight doubling of front of LIBERTY band, hair above forehead, top of Phrygian cap and US UNUM towards rim. Thick die gouge in back of cap. Fourth right star broken. '''Reverse B2af–''' Feather engraved between eagle’s right wing and leg. R in Trust partially broken with triangle on arm. III S mint mark set slightly high with slight tilt to right. Diagonal die scratch right of wreath bow. Acid treated areas at eagle's left and right wing-body junction, middle of eagle's right wing, upper and lower tail feathers and upper arrow feather. (Also VAMs 48 & 91.) '''DPIS - ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: '''Comments: # 1878-S VAM-48, 1878-S VAM-84 & 1878-S VAM-91 share the same reverse. # Die gouge in back of cap from former 1878-S VAM 91A consolidated into 1878-S VAM 91 LVA Plate Photos Additional Photos Full Coin Photos Full coin VAM 91 images © [[http://coins.ha.com/common/search_results.php?NtkSI_Titles_N51+790+231+382_NsTime%7C1 Heritage Auctions, used with permission. Attributed by John Roberts at '''ANACS''' 5/2017 Top