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Steven49 Valued Member United States 65 Posts	Posted 02/12/2026 10:49 pm I am leaning to the vam-41 because of the 4th star.. The star has the cut off point which matches a few different vams. The only pictures I found are on the Vamworld. website. .https://vamworld.com/wiki/1878-S_VAM-41 Their example coin is not as high a grade as mine. I guess mine could be an undocumented die variety because it doesn't seem to match every marker. Either way, it is an interesting first year Morgan. Report this Post to the Staff

-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8721 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 08:50 am It's definitely not VAM-41, your mintmark is much lower. I have marked up your reverse to show areas that will help you narrow down the hunt for this VAM. We already know you have a short nock, so I have put the short nock list in the link below. Look at the areas I have circled, the r in trust is key as to whether it is broken or not, you mint mark location is key along with whether it is doubled or not too, and the engraved wing area I have circled will help too. Start with the r and go from there and you already know you have a broken star. Short nock (B2) LINK https://vamworld.com/wiki/1878-S_B2_Varieties -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94586 Posts	Posted 02/14/2026 4:47 pm nice looking Morgan, but you sure have a long list to browse through - good luck on the search. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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