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jdhinton New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 11/05/2011 02:09 am I have an 1878 silver dollar where the D in dollar is missing the bottom portion. Completely gone, makes it look like a weird n. Can anyone tell me what this means? Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 11/05/2011 02:21 am A picture would be great. If there is no other wear, just guessing that its from a Grease Filled Die. Edited by Fuzzy317 11/05/2011 02:23 am Report this Post to the Staff
aladinslamp Pillar of the Community United States 3076 Posts	Posted 11/05/2011 10:29 pm There are a few vams that partially fit your description of the broken D Dollar on the reverse, one does need [pics to tell anything.. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 11/06/2011 4:14 pm it may be a VAM-84, does it look like this one? If it has this feature it is definitely a VAM-84 or VAM-84A Report this Post to the Staff
Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 11/06/2011 8:55 pm Simply amazing, I bought one just like this at a coin show today what a coincidence! The guy I got this from said it is an unlisted variety in the VAM book. Mine does not have the dash below the first 8 of the date and the faint line as pointed out on the one posted by Bryan1315 is barely visible on the inside edge of the D whereas Bryan1315's looks like it is a bit thicker/heavier. The coin I have is an MS-63 piece with original surfaces. Here are the original sized photos, http://home.earthlink.net/~canary.g...f-obv-lg.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~canary.g...f-rev-lg.jpg Ed ANA LM-3175 Edited by Gyrene7483 11/06/2011 9:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 11/07/2011 1:35 pm Ed, there are a few "Broken D" 1878's - have a look here: http://www.vamworld.com/1878-P+VAMs About 2/3 down the page is the group of "Broken D" VAMs. I'm thinking yours is VAM-195, from the die cracks. Report this Post to the Staff
aladinslamp Pillar of the Community United States 3076 Posts	Posted 11/09/2011 12:17 am 195 looks correct for ED's coin..Good eye SD.. Report this Post to the Staff
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