Finally figured it out. I suspected
VAM 3 but could not find any pictures of the obverse. I went to e-bay and typed in 1878
VAM 3 morgan and sure enough there were a couple for sale/auction that were
TPG graded. The dot on the 8 showed up in their picture as well as the eye-lash spike. Mystery solved! now if I can just get rid of this headache I have from staring at a coin under a magnifier for hours I'll be alright!
