1888-P VAM-7C

Description

1888-P VAM-7C Near Slanted Date, Doubled Wreath, Die Gouge State 4 Discovered by Brent Fogelberg, Feb.2003. This coin is a Hot 50 Morgan VAM. 7C III2 5 · C3d (Near Slanted Date, Doubled Wreath, Die Gouge State 4) (190) Obverse III2 5 Date set further left than normal and slanted with 1 closer to rim than last 8. Reverse C3d Die gouge line added thru lower tail feathers, line below middle of olive branch and line in middle of tail feathers above olive branch. Short horizontal die gouge at bottom of eagle's left wing. Some have lines to lower tail feathers above olive branch. Heavy die wear with erosion around letters of UNITED STATES & In God We Trust. DPIS - Emission Sequence Obverse: Reverse: Comments: The different stages of the 1888-P VAM-7 die life have now been categorized as VAMs 1888-P VAM-7, 1888-P VAM-7A, 1888-P VAM-7B, 1888-P VAM-7C, and 1888-P VAM-7D. The 1888-P VAM-7C is represented with or without the gouge from the tail feathers to the field between arrow head shaft and olive branch. There are two large photos on this page showing the difference and they are labeled EDS and LDS.

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