1879 (S) Morgan Dollar - VAM-1
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1879-S VAM-1 Closed 9 Discovered by George Mallis, June 1965. 1 III2 1 ∙ C mments:NOTE: Vam 1, 2 and 3 are very generic listings and should be more for die classification rather than actual die pair. 3a (Closed 9) (183) Obverse III2 1 – Normal die of III2 type with closed 9. Reverse C3a – Normal die of C3 type with medium IV S mint mark centered and upright. Comments:NOTE: Vam 1, 2 and 3 are very generic listings and should be more for die classification rather than actual die pair. VAM 1 describes a coin with normal dies. This may refer to multiple die pairs, or may not exist at all. Top
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