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1878-S VAM But Which One Is A Mystery To Me

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 Posted 03/19/2026  7:58 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add CCMorgan to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I found several matches, but nothing that matches entirely.
any help would be greatly appreciated.


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 Posted 03/19/2026  8:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add livingwater to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Please post pics of the whole coin both sides.
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 Posted 03/19/2026  9:05 pm  Show Profile   Check Zurie's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Zurie to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Agree, full coin photos of obverse and reverse are needed.
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 Posted 03/19/2026  9:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dearborn to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
hopefully we'll get the full coin images we need.

(it is customary to always post up the full coin of both sides - it gives us a better overall view of the coin).
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 Posted 03/19/2026  11:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CCMorgan to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Sorry, I was in a hurry for dinner. Adding Full photos.

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 Posted 03/20/2026  3:32 pm  Show Profile   Check Zurie's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Zurie to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Unfortunately, the full coin images are not sharp enough to be helpful. It's a broken right 4th star variety with a high mint mark, but other die markers are not very clear, like the r in trust, and the neck/wing gap. Try VAM-83 or 106. The 1878-S VAMs can be challenging.
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 Posted 03/21/2026  1:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CCMorgan to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
can you point me to what is a Zurie?
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 Posted 03/21/2026  6:48 pm  Show Profile   Check Zurie's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Zurie to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'm a Zurie!

P.S. It looks like @Dearborn needs to read the book, "Eats, Shoots & Leaves".
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 Posted 03/21/2026  8:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CCMorgan to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That's funny, I should have looked, but I just came across a Morgan Zurie(or something similar) horde or something like that, so I wasn't thinking it was a user.

I will check into VAM 83 and 106.
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It has a broken r in trust, so not either of those....
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 Posted 03/22/2026  10:01 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add livingwater to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Try VAM-74, broken 4th star obverse, broken R reverse, check the markers around the eye and engraved wing feather, VAM-74 lists the other VAMS with the same reverse, check them.
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