1880-P VAM-1A2
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1880-P VAM-1A2 Broken Knob 8, Die Break Wreath Bow Discovered by Mildred Rezabek, June 1966. Revision by Jack Lee, October 2005 This coin is a Top 100 and a WOW! Morgan VAM. '''1A2 III2 1 · C3a (Broken Knob 8, Die Break Wreath Bow) (179) ''' '''Obverse III2 1 –''' Later die state shows first 8 with vertical die crack extending from denticles thru right side of 8, large die break knob at top right of 8 with crack continuing up into hair and neck. '''Reverse C3a –''' Long horizontal rounded die break thru lower part of wreath bow extending left into leaf cluster and right thru top of leaf cluster to second from bottom right wreath leaf cluster. Possibly struck thru a wire during die hubbing operation. Short die break in middle of third leaf cluster from top of right wreath. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: '''Comments:''' # Nov 2011 Leroy states "We don't list 1880-1A anymore- has been divided into [[1880-P VAM-1A1 (no break but die gouge wreath bow) & [[1880-P VAM-1A2 (with break and gouge).''' # Reverse shared with [[1880-P VAM-39 .