1881 (O) Morgan Dollar - VAM-16
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1881-O VAM-16 Doubled 1, Over Polished Reverse Discovered by Jim Baxter, November 1978. 16(revised) III2 8 · C3a (Doubled 1, Over Polished Reverse) (176) Obverse III2 8 – Left 1 slightly doubled at bottom of upper crossbar and at top right of vertical shaft. Left 8 has short die chip at top left inside of upper loop. Very slightly doubled profile from hair down to chin. Reverse C3a – Normal die with over polished die with roughness outline around eagle, wreath and In God We Trust motto. Notes: The reverse is similar to 1881-O VAM-1J, but clearly different MM locations. This has the same obverse die as 1881-O VAM-28 and appears to be a slightly earlier die stage. As the 1881-O VAM-28 is usually found DMPL, it is reasonable to assume that the 1881-O VAM-16 is quite rare. The 1880-O VAM-16 also comes with DMPL surfaces.
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