1880-P VAM-6
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1880-P VAM-6 8/7 Spikes Discovered by George Mallis, July 1964. This coin is a Top 100 Morgan VAM. '''6 III2 5 ∙ C3a (8/7 Spikes) (180) ''' '''Obverse III2 5 –''' 8 repunched over 7 in date. Two serifs of 7 are clearly visible above 8 as two short spikes and crossbar of 7 is visible inside the upper loop of the 8. There is a slight bulge on left side of the 0 where original 9 was punched. 1 is tripled at the very bottom. First 8 is doubled slightly at bottom outside of lower loop. Second 8 is doubled slightly at lower left outside of upper loop. 0 is doubled at left inside. Fine die chips show on right inside first 8 lower loop. '''Reverse C3a –''' Normal die with two fine diagonal die scratches in lower part of eagle’s right wing. '''DPIS – ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: 1880-P VAM-10, 1880-P VAM-5, 1880-P VAM-5A & 1880-P VAM-6 '''Comments:''' # The 1880-P VAM-6 is one of the tougher 1880 overdate coins, especially in high grades. The PUP is seen as two small spikes at the top of the 2nd 8 in the date. The left side is taller than the right and faint remains are seen in the upper left of the top loop. The finest known is a PCGS MS64. It was part of the Leroy Van Allen collection and sold in April, 2008. # Reverse progression believed to be [[1880-P VAM-10, [[1880-P VAM-5, [[1880-P VAM-5A & [[1880-P VAM-6 (JR). # Although classified as C3a, the reverse has die gouges on the right wing.