1879-CC VAM-3
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1879-CC VAM-3 Large Over Small CC Discovered by Leroy Van Allen, December 1965. Reverse discovered by Art Kagin October 1962. This coin is a Top 100 Morgan VAM. '''3 (revised) III2 3 ∙ C3c (Large Over Small CC, Doubled Date) (178) ''' '''Obverse III2 3 –''' Doubled date with 18 strongly doubled at top outside, 8 also doubled at lower inside of upper loop, 7 at lower serif and 9 at bottom outside of lower loop. '''Reverse C3c –''' Rough raised metal above and within CC mint mark, a large over small mint mark, G in God filled on LDS specimens. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: '''Comments:''' # The 1879-CC VAM-3 Large over Small CC variety shows die chips around the mint mark believed to be a large mint mark stamped over a small one. The remaining mint mark chips are thought to be caused from attempts to obliterate the smaller underlying mint mark from the die with engraving tools. # This variety has picked up the unfortunate and misleading nickname "Capped Die". It has nothing to do with a die cap. Leroy Van Allen refers to it once as the "so-called capped CC", since it looks like the letters are wearing little caps.