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Climb4 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 06/12/2007 6:19 pm Is this an example of a 7/8 TF? Stabs at the grade? Better picture: Edited by Climb4 06/12/2007 6:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 06/12/2007 6:47 pm it may be the images but it looks polished to me Report this Post to the Staff
DoubleDie Valued Member United States 214 Posts	Posted 06/12/2007 9:04 pm It looks like a 1878-P 7/7 TF Variety VAM 41. It's also called a "7/8 Tailfeather Reverse", as a generic term for all 7 tailfeathers with doubling. I will guess it is MS63. But you should post better pics for more accurate grading. It looks "dipped" in these pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
Climb4 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 06/12/2007 9:32 pm I believe the "dipped" or "polished" look is my bad phtography. This is one of many from my Grandfathers collection and the pictures don't do it justice. They have been stored for years and not very well at that. I'm still learning this hobby as I just inherited all of these coins. Trying to sort them all out and discover the treasures...which is all of it! lol I've been to the photography forum quite a bit but still haven't found the perfect(almost perfect) lighting. I will wait for my skills to get better before posting any more pics of these coins. I just get excited! BTW...what is VAM? Never mind I did some more reading and now I'm really lost. Edited by Climb4 06/12/2007 10:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mathman Valued Member United States 179 Posts	Posted 06/12/2007 9:35 pm Quick, edit your post and remove the "what is VAM?" question... I fell down that rabbit hole once... Report this Post to the Staff
DoubleDie Valued Member United States 214 Posts	Posted 06/13/2007 05:04 am VAM is an acronym for Van Allan Mallis better known as Leroy Van Allen and A. George Mallis. These two men researched the strikes of each Morgan dollar from each mint and date. Studied the differences of each mint and date like micro "O" mint mark, the 7 Tailfeather Varieties, etc. Of course, they had help. Many other researchers where studying the Morgan and Peace dollar strike characteristics and how certain coins had different features. Anyway, they wrote a book together in 1971 listing these "VAMS" and pretty much changed the Morgan and Peace collecting hobby forever. Report this Post to the Staff
Ozland Pillar of the Community United States 709 Posts	Posted 06/14/2007 11:30 pm On the obverse, check the fourth star on the right and tell us please if one of the points of the star is broken off and missing. This will help verify that your coin is indeed a VAM 41. Report this Post to the Staff
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