I was searching through some Morgans last night and found this 1887 P. I started my research on
VAM World looking under the VAMs for normal date (looks to be about 2.75 to just under 3 denticles from the point). After looking through every description and picture, I can find some characteristics that match and others not listed as attributes.
Now, this 1887 is no Prom Queen beauty but she sure does have some interesting and extensive (at least to me!) OBV and REV clashes and extensive doubling.
I was hoping that this would be a
VAM 1B but the clashed E just isn't there, the date doesn't seem to be in the right place, and there aren't die cracks in the date. I wondered if the coin is a LDS
VAM 12A but several of the features on the coin don't exactly match the description and pics on VW. The eye and Liberty are slightly doubled but don't seem as dramatic as the pics in VM and the OBV is clashed in the neck V. There is also a significant amount of clashing on the reverse and a few die chips which may not be diagnostic points.
The link below will take you to many pics on SkyDrive. You should be able to edit and enlarge the pics to see other details, etc.
Let me know your thoughts if you agree it is a
VAM 12A.
https://skydrive.live.com/redir.asp...97_gWfPYBnzg 
Posted 01/24/2012 12:45 pm
