1880-P VAM-8
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1880-P VAM-8 8/7 Ears Overdate Discovered by Ted Clark, December 1970. This coin is a Top 100 Morgan VAM. 8 III2 7 ∙ C3a (8/7 Ears) (179) Obverse III2 7 – Second 8 has two short ears on top. A small piece of metal is on the right side of the upper loop opening. The 9 does not show in the 0. Reverse C3a – Normal die. Die Marker - Two fairly strong die scratches eagle's left wing. Emission Sequence Obverse: Reverse: 8, 99 Comments: The 1880-VAM-8 "Ears" variety has subtle remnants of 7 appearing at the top of the second 8 in the date. The evidence of the underlying 7 appear as two small bumps looking like animal ears peeking out of the top of the 8. This coin is exceedingly rare, partially because it is a tough VAM but also because it is so hard to attribute with the small overdate features. This exact reverse is paired with another obverse with a wide date and high 0, listed as VAM 99.
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