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nlp coins Pillar of the Community United States 2373 Posts	Posted 12/29/2010 7:43 pm Picked up a handful of P mint today at B&M and got stumped on the first one. It has the long nock and connected leaves. I believe it should fall in the VAM 70-84 range but I haven't been able to nail it. Partial nostril, doubling of left stars, LIBERTY doubled lightly, and right stars look normal to me. There may be a slight line under the first 8 but not as pronounced as the website pic, and looks like a die chip on the first 8. The line across the 1 is a fuzzie Report this Post to the Staff

Ozland Pillar of the Community United States 709 Posts	Posted 12/29/2010 8:59 pm Okay, let's learn together how to attribute a 1878-P. Count the tail feathers on the reverse. Are there eight or seven? Not eight. That eliminates VAM 1-VAM 23 as they are all eight tail feather. Seven? Okay, now are they remnants under the tail feathers? Does it have a lock nock and parallel tail feather? Answer these questions first. Then we will go to round two. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 12/29/2010 9:28 pm owww me me me me.... I already know the answer but I like this teaching thing, so I will go to the back of the class Report this Post to the Staff
twohawks Pillar of the Community United States 1551 Posts	Posted 12/29/2010 9:49 pm OK I am with Bryan. But that is only because I asked the Q a few times that and the fact I have this one! Report this Post to the Staff
nlp coins Pillar of the Community United States 2373 Posts	Posted 12/29/2010 10:14 pm OH MAN! What an idiot. I got so focused on 7TF long nocks I forgot about the few 7/0 types. I see the extra talon now and the small die cracks. VAM30 As long as I'm learning something about 78's, I have another focussing problem soon to post. nlp Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 12/29/2010 10:33 pm we will be here. As soon as I saw that long nock and then saw that talon sticking down there I knew from that and didn't have to look any further Report this Post to the Staff
Ozland Pillar of the Community United States 709 Posts	Posted 12/29/2010 10:38 pm Once you have eliminated eight tail feathers reverse, then you must eliminate the 7/8 tail feather reverse. 7/8 tail feather reverses are 7/0, 7/3, 7/4/, 7/5, or 7/7. The 7/0 tail feather is easily overlooked as it sometimes is confused with a B1 reverse. So check for VAM 30, VAM 31 and VAM 45 before proceeding to other VAM numbers. (Note: VAM 30, VAM 31 and VAM 45 are 7/0 tail feather. Good methodology leads to good results. Report this Post to the Staff
aladinslamp Pillar of the Community United States 3076 Posts	Posted 12/29/2010 11:42 pm very nice!! let the games continue....not VAM 79-86... Report this Post to the Staff
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