1879 (S) Morgan Dollar - VAM-25
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1879-S VAM-25 is the PAF, Doubled 7, Die Rust Dots on Wing Next to Leg variety. Discovered by Jim Baxter, July 1978. This is a Reverse of '78 (PAF) coin and a Top 100* VAM variety. 25 III2 6 · B2a (PAF, Doubled 7, Die Rust Dots on Wing Next to Leg) (184) Obverse III2 6 – Closed 9 with no die flake at top outside. 7 doubled at bottom of upper crossbar. Die marker- Die chip between T & Y in LIBERTY, die polishing line at bottom hair junction above right side of 7. Intermediate die state. Reverse B2a – Earliest die state. (1879-S VAM-56 is now considered to be the earliest die stage of this reverse). Emission sequence: reverse 1879-S VAM-56, 1879-S VAM-25. Notes: This obverse die was used on 1879-S VAM-25, and 1879-S VAM-52 with ubroken r and 1879-S VAM-42, 1879-S VAM-46 with broken r. 1879-S VAM-4, 1879-S VAM-23, 1879-S VAM-25, 1879-S VAM-43, 1879-S VAM-50, 1879-S VAM-51, 1879-S VAM-52, 1879-S VAM-56 & 1879-S VAM-66 all have an unbroken R in TRUST.
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