Need Help with VAM on 1888 Morgan Dollar

[A.Phillips]

Can anyone help me to identify the VAM on my 1888 NGC MS63 Morgan Dollar? I just want to practice to identify the VAM, I am not sure what it called when I find some varieties on reverse. I couldn't find anything on obverse unless if some of you find it on my picture. I am trying to shoot a better picture, but boy it's difficult.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can try again to get a better picture if necessary, just let me know. Thank for your help.

[e1cnr]

you have the coin - have you tried VamWorld?

Even though your pics are good - frequently they need to show some esoteric area, like the 7th star...

 

 

http://www.vamworld.com/Morgan+VAMs+By+Date[/url [url=http://www.vamworld.com/Morgan+VAMs+By+Date]Morgans by Date

[A.Phillips]

Great, thank you for the link. It's helpful!

[cpm9ball]

It looks like it might be a "Near" or "Very Near" date. You might want to limit your search to those.

 

Chris

[messydesk]

I'll tell you if you want me to, but if you want to try using VAMWorld, I'll wait. Note that at the top of the 1888-P page, you can sort by date position. As Chris mentioned, this will help. It is a near date. Further explanation of date positions is on VAMWorld's Attribution 101 page.

[A.Phillips]

I have read the whole attribution. To be honest, attribution 101 is very interesting because they can identify the difference between the actual variety and actual scratch. I need to work on that. I checked on the date position on my 1888 Morgan, it seems like it is at normal position? I think that the reverse is VAM 7B because there is die gouges through tail fathers.

[messydesk]

7B is correct. The date is in the near position, because the left edge of the base of the 1 is pretty much even with the space between the 2nd and 3rd denticle right of the tip of the bust. Normal position is when the left edge of the 1 is centered over the 3rd denticle.

[A.Phillips]

I got it now.. I looked at the date on my Morgan again, and you were right. I want to say thank you for your help, I appreciate it, John.