1879-S VAM-77A
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1879-S VAM-77A PAF, Engraved Wing Feather From 1878-S, 8 Upper Tailfeathers Discovery 2010 This is a Reverse of '78 (PAF) coin and a Top 100 VAM variety. '''77A III2 2e- B2e (PAF, Engraved Wing Feather From 1878-S, 8 Upper Tailfeathers) (?) ''' '''Obverse III2 2e –''' Die not polished again. '''Reverse B2e –''' Die over polished with TED STA and eagle's right wing tip very shallow, heavy polishing lines in fields and thin engraved left upper tail feather with small extreme left engraved tail feather removed. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: '''Comments:''' # In addition to the 'eight upper tail feathers' feature, die polishing has removed almost all of the distinctive 'W' pattern inside the bow opening. # Later die state than [[1879-S VAM-9. Additional polishing of reverse die has made TED STA letters very shallow, removed the left engraved upper tail feather, made the right extra tail feather a thin sliver and the two left normal upper tail feathers thin and shallow. #rarer than a normal vam 77,but when offered a vam 77A ,make sure it looks polished down like the plate pictures,it may only be the more plentiful vam 77!