1878 S Morgans Silver Dollar Questions?

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hemisboats Valued Member United States 461 Posts	Posted 01/02/2010 10:23 am I was unsure where to place this coin because I have so many questions about it. I think it might be a 1878 7/8 tail feather version or an error, plus I am unsure of what grade it would be. It appears that there are die gouges on liberty's cheek and in the same place opposite those gouges on the reverse. There also appears to be a partial tail feather between the arrow shaft and the Olive branch. Can I please get some input on this from all of you experts? Report this Post to the Staff

SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 01/02/2010 12:00 pm The 7/8 TF variety is only on the P-mint coins. I would grade this one AU-50, but a grading service might have a problem with the hits on the cheek and chin. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/02/2010 12:02 pm Quote: I think it might be a 1878 7/8 tail feather version That's the Philadelphia mint coins, not San Francisco. The gouges you're seeing are just that - gouges, post-mint damage. We'd probably need to see closeups of the reverse to help you with the other feature you mention; it's tough to come up with ideas just from a verbal description. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/02/2010 12:06 pm This is reverse B, 7 tail feathers and use on 1878-P, S, and CC coins from April 4 1878 to June 28 1878. I'm not able to see if this is a VAM from the pictures. SuperDave would be the one to ask on that. Detail of the coin looks to be AU-58, but the large scratch on the cheek and behind the ear might lower the grade at bit. Report this Post to the Staff
hemisboats Valued Member United States 461 Posts	Posted 01/02/2010 12:44 pm the first picture is of the back below the right wing as you are looking at the coin. Those marks are exactly the same on the cheek on the face of liberty. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/02/2010 12:48 pm Those are bagmarks from another coin, made while they were still in Mint bags. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 01/02/2010 6:02 pm as you already heard the 7/8 TF is only the coins without a MM at all (minted in Philadelphia) and San Fransisco didn't mint any 7/8 TF nor 8TF for that matter. I can't tell you from the photos provided what specific VAM this coin is. I collected 1878 Morgans exclusively for a couple years and the only 1878-S morgan I have is a VAM-17 because I mostly focused on the P minted coins of this date because just the ones minted from Philadelphia has about 200 different VAM's in it and thats not counting the ones with a S MM. If you can get us good pictures of the Obverse and Reverse we may be able to help you with some type of VAM designation Report this Post to the Staff
SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 01/02/2010 7:40 pm If you're trying to attribute this one, use this link http://www.vamworld.com/1878-S+...43;Varieties It uses two Pickup Points (4th right star broken y/n and 'R' in TRUST broken y/n). I see yours has the broken 'r' in trust. You'll have to look at the 4th right star as it's not in any of your pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
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