Need Help With The 1878-CC VAM

Hi, Dave700x. I do not understand your statement,


Can you teach me how to execute what you just said?

What I did was simply take a picture of the eye using my microscope. Is my microscope faulty? I also did not mention that there seemed to be like a gouge or die break at the corner of the eye. the lower eyelid seemed to be doubled, too. If you know of a better microscope to take close up pics, please let me know.

Thanks for your response.

Thanks, Dave700x.

I looked at various dates and mints for doubled eyelid/eye and found these in 1878 7TF VAM 166 Tripled Eye: 1878 8TF VAM 14.9 Tripled Eyelid: 1878 VAM 14.11 Wild Eye. But no mention of 1878-CC 7TF relating to the coin I have.

Other years of mintage-1887 VAM 12 Alligator Eye: 1888 VAM 18 Doubled Eyelid.

Can multiple VAMs exist in one single coin? Since you already mentioned that my coin qualifies for VAM 15, can this coin qualify for attribution for another possible VAM not included in the 1878-CC 7TF?

Thanks.

In 1878 anything was possible. Look and see if your coin has the two vertical die gouges to the north east of the bear claw in the images under the description "Not documented elsewhere, There are two parallel, vertical die gouges in Liberty's hair" (14.9)
I tend to believe that the lines in front of the eye is just a similar die artifact as '78 has been heavily studied but you never know...

You have a good eye for detail.