Need Help With A 1878 Morgan Dollar.

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GDN New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 11:38 am I bought this 1878 Morgan silver dollar from this guy because he said, it's a Rev of 1878 (Long Nock Reverse)Open Nostril VAM. He said, it's rare. I tried googling an error like this for an 1878, but I cannot find anything.I know it's not a pretty Silver Morgan silver dollar and I do not know what that yellowish stuff is. I am new to collecting and I get the feeling I might have wasted my money on this. I love the Silver Morgan dollars,though. Any help will be greatly appreciated! Gail * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

CoinCents Pillar of the Community United States 3656 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 12:05 pm I don't know much about the Morgans but here is a list for the VAM's. I think we will need to get some much clearer images and a good closeup of the date to see if it might be the 7/8 http://www.vamworld.com/1878-P+VAMs This one here maybe the one the seller was referring to VAM79 http://www.vamworld.com/1878-P+VAM-79 Edited by CoinCents 08/11/2017 12:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GDN New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 12:29 pm I don't think it's a 7/8. Here's a closer pic...I don't have the best phone camera. Thank you much for your help! Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 1:29 pm Your images are a bit small but it does appear to be a long nock reverse (type B1 reverse) A close up image of the reverse - tail feathers, arrow feathers and olive branch would help to narrow the choices down to exclude possible 7 over 8 tail feather varieties that also have a long arrow nock. As far as the nostril, all the B1 reverse die varieties ( VAM numbers) except one have a missing nostril so it may not be a rare variety based on this feature alone. Attached is the quick attribution guide for the B1 long nock reverse VAMs. http://www.vamworld.com/1878-P+B1 Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 2:12 pm And the yellowish stuff looks like glue or tape residue. If soe acetone would safely remove it, but it might not improveit due to selective toning because the glue protected the surfaces from toning. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 5:00 pm Agree, I don't see this coin improving much. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
GDN New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 5:49 pm Here's more pictures of the reverse. I don't quite understand all the coin collecting abbreviations yet but I'm getting there. Hopefully, these pics are more helpful. Thank you for your response! Report this Post to the Staff
coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 5:59 pm I think give it a bath in 100 % acetone. It can't get worse by doing that. Also, how much did you pay? Report this Post to the Staff
GDN New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 6:44 pm Here's some closer pics. Report this Post to the Staff
GDN New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 6:45 pm I paid $26.00. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 8:15 pm I believe it's a VAM30 based on the extra talon below the olive branch. VAM30 is listed as a 7 over 8 tail feather variety with none of the 8 feathers showing between the 7 tail feathers. http://www.vamworld.com/1878-P+VAM-30 Report this Post to the Staff
GDN New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 9:13 pm Was the $26.00 I paid for it too much because of the condition it's in? Report this Post to the Staff
coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 9:42 pm Actually, I'd be happy to pay $26 for a coin like that. No, you didn't pay too much. Edited by coin197 08/11/2017 9:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GDN New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 9:52 pm Well, that's a relief! Thank you for all your help! Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 08/11/2017 10:28 pm I would pay $26 for every one like that. Report this Post to the Staff
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