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I was about to list a 1879-S (REV of 79) Morgan on eBay, but I thought that I would give the "once over" with my DinoLite before listing it, since it is one of the most common Morgans out there. I noticed a "cup" on the bottom of the 8 and a drop on the 7 in the date. Then I looked on the reverse to find the mint mark irregularity, it appears to be a Large S over a Small S. One of the differences between the REV of 78 and RV of 79 on the 1879-S is the size of the S (78 being small and 79 being large). Could stamping over the Small S with the Large S happen? 
Any help would be greatly appreciated since I am way new at VAM's. 
 oih82w8 = Oh I Hate To Wait
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Edited by oih82w8
03/05/2012 9:34 pm
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Just an S/S there are many 79 Morgans with an S/S I would need to see the whole coin
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Thanks twohawks, see if these can help, or if there is someplace in particular you need additional zoom on...   oih82w8 = Oh I Hate To Wait
"Always one more...you're never satisfied" 5150 Van Halen
"...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
Sherlock Holmes, Chap. 6, p. 111, The Sign of Four
"I tell her coins keep me off the streets and out of the bars." Moe145
Edited by oih82w8
03/05/2012 2:15 pm
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VAM-12, I think. Believe I see the appropriate doubling on the 7, and it lacks the closed 9 of VAM-11.
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I don't see the "doubling" of the "7", but, what about the bottom of the "8" and "7"?
oih82w8 = Oh I Hate To Wait
"Always one more...you're never satisfied" 5150 Van Halen
"...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
Sherlock Holmes, Chap. 6, p. 111, The Sign of Four
"I tell her coins keep me off the streets and out of the bars." Moe145
Edited by oih82w8
03/05/2012 10:26 pm
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Looks Like a Vam-11 to me!
Opp's missed the open "9" that makes it a Vam-12
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03/06/2012 12:16 am
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Pardon my ignorance, but I don't see the similarity in the VAM-11 and the notches in the bottom of the 8 and 7 of the date of my Morgan. oih82w8 = Oh I Hate To Wait
"Always one more...you're never satisfied" 5150 Van Halen
"...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
Sherlock Holmes, Chap. 6, p. 111, The Sign of Four
"I tell her coins keep me off the streets and out of the bars." Moe145
Edited by oih82w8
03/06/2012 11:38 pm
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The only photo up is a late die state coin that has been over polished. I see the indent on the 8 and what looks too be PMD on the bottom of the 7. You could send it to Leroy as I know he has boxes of reference info in his basement storage. But from what I can see in your coin and the description it falls to "the die is the die" The reverse is a dead ringer and the date type matches the VAM description. Your coin just looks to be an early die state of the Vam-12 Never argue with an idiot..They will bring you down to their level, and beat you with Experience
Edited by twohawks
03/07/2012 04:56 am
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Thanks to all!
oih82w8 = Oh I Hate To Wait
"Always one more...you're never satisfied" 5150 Van Halen
"...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
Sherlock Holmes, Chap. 6, p. 111, The Sign of Four
"I tell her coins keep me off the streets and out of the bars." Moe145
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