1883-P VAM-1.4

Description

Designated as a normal die within the Weth Die 4 subgroup, this 1883 Philadelphia Mint Morgan Dollar carries the catalog number 1 III2 1.4 - C3a (Normal) (180), indicating it represents a baseline die pairing without significant doubled features or die damage. While classified as "normal," tracking these die pairs is essential to the VAM system's comprehensiveness, as identifying which die pairs lack varieties establishes the framework for recognizing genuine anomalies. The obverse is designated III2 1 — a normal die of the III2 type — and the reverse carries C3a, a normal die of the C3 type. Detail and full coin images were contributed by the collector known as "weth" on the VAMworld wiki community, with photo credits linking to the VARS Lab (Variety Attribution Reference System). The 1883 Philadelphia Mint Morgan Dollar was struck during the peak of the Bland-Allison Act silver purchases, which required the Treasury to buy between two and four million dollars' worth of silver monthly for coinage. Philadelphia produced approximately 12.29 million Morgan Dollars in 1883, making it a common date, but the systematic cataloging of even normal die pairs reflects the exhaustive approach that VAM researchers bring to documenting every known die combination in the series.

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