1879-O VAM-28

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1879-O VAM-28 O/Horizontal O Mint mark Discovered by Kyle Aber, February 1997. This coin is a Top 100 Morgan VAM. 28 III2 20 · C3c (O/O Horizontal, Doubled 87) (176) Obverse III2 20 – Doubled 87 in date, 8 doubled on lower outside of lower loop. 7 strongly doubled on entire right side of vertical stem. Reverse C3c – Hub doubling of left reverse same as 1878 P C3b reverse with doubling of UNITED STATES bottom inside (strong doubling on inside of U), I of In at top, top right edge of eagle’s right wing and left edge of some leaves in left wreath. Medium II O centered mint mark over horizontal O with horizontal bars at top and bottom inside. Possibly triple O with first two punches high and low. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: Comments: # For a large article on [[1879-O VAM-4 vs [[1879-O VAM-28 O/O coins, please see the [[1879-O VAM-4 page. The O mint mark was punched over either a horizontal O or the top o was punched over a high and low O (triple punched). [[1879-O VAM-4 and 1879-O VAM-28 share the same reverse, but have different Obverses. 1879-O VAM-28 is a later die state than [[1879-O VAM-4 but much rarer with only 23 confirmed specimens as of the last census (6/2024). As such, 1879-O VAM-28 sells for a considerable premium over [[1879-O VAM-4. # The exact same reverse die was used to produce 1879-O VAM-4 & 1879-O VAM-28.

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