1885-P VAM-4A
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1885-P VAM-4A Low Dash Under 8, Clashed Obverse n & ust, Reverse M Discovered by Jeff Oxman, February 1998. Revised 2010. This coin is a Super CD Morgan Vam. 4A(revised) III2 4 · C3a (Low Dash Under 8, Clashed Obverse n & ust, Reverse M) (188) Obverse III2 4– Strongly clashed die with partial incuse n of In from reverse next to Liberty's neck and partial ust of Trust from reverse showing in right hair vee of lower hair edge. Reverse C3a– Clashed die with faint raised designer’s initial M from obverse showing above d in God. DPIS - ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: Comments: # If your coin does not have the die scratch by the 7th star and is not clashed, but your dashed 8 is the same, then you have a [[1885-P VAM-4. # If your coin only has the die scratch by the 7th star and is not clashed, then you have the [[1885-P VAM-4B. # The coin must have letter transfer, which is easily seen on the neck and in the hair vee, to be a [[1885-P VAM-4A.
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