1881 (O) Morgan Dollar - VAM-2A
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1881-O VAM-2A O/O Low, Spike in 8 Discovered by Jeff Oxman, August 1983. 2A III2 1 ∙ C3b (O/O Low, Spike in 8) (176) Obverse III2 1 - First 8 has a short spike at top left inside of upper loop. Reverse C3b - Mint mark tilted to left and repunched with original showing at bottom of opening. Notes: This is a different obverse die from 1881-O VAM-2. Cracks at date are different, and there is a thin, vertical scratch on Liberty's upper lip at the back of the nostril. 1881-O VAM-2A needs to be killed, see 1881-O VAM-33.
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