Are There Any VAMs1879-S

all 3 I was checking at the VAM update website and this was the areas I need check, I collect dimes the poor mans morgan wouldnt know what to look for or if I was right about it being a VAM ?

Thanks for the help!!!!!I was told it had the 3rd rev is that same as the 78 ?

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I have no idea, nor did I know it would get full. On the coin, from the picture it looks as if its a reverse of 1879 to me because of the top feather on the arrow having an upwars slope instead of flat like the reverse of 1878 has. It is a little hard to be 100% positive from the pictures but it looks as if it is sticking up to me

amac, I received your off-forum images of the 79S Morgan. I *think* it's the Reverse of 79 variety, but will send the images to Bryan as soon as I get his email address (can't send attachments via the forum's emailer system). Please be patient - time zone differences, you know.

Fred

Amac, I'll add a couple more cents of opinion for this thread and your Morgan. Given that they are not minting any more Morgans these days (China excepted), I am of the firm opinion that ANY Morgan (extrapolate to any "old" coin [1899 or earlier; YMMV]) should be preserved and protected for the sake of posterity, history, and future owners, even if it is a very common old coin. While expense of such preservation is dependent upon the owner's finances (like, for me, I'm broke except for my Morgans and a couple other major investments), if at all possible, such old coins should be slabbed at least for authenticity, if not condition to protect them indefinitely. As someone said on another thread, we are only caretakers, temporary keepers of these coins and unless something tragic and extreme happens to our coins such as a fire, they will be passed along to future generations. Think of the millions of Roman, Greek, and other ancient coins which were lost or destroyed 2000+ years ago because they were so common back then. We learn from our ancestors through their artifacts. </sermon>

Fred