1878 $1 Morgan Silver Dollar, 7/8TF NGC (Green Label) MS63 - Vam-33, 7/4TF

Here’s a popular variety in the VAM universe. NGC has graded 1 in MS63 in its Green Label Holder.

The below is taken from the VAMWorld 2.0 website:

Discovered by Leroy Van Allen, April 1965. Revision February 2005 by Edward Malinowski.

33(revised) II/I 7 · B/Ad (4 TF) (180)

Obverse II/I 7 – Type II LIBERTY; doubled E, P, and R; doubled 187 in date with 1 doubled on left at shaft, 8 on top surface, and 7 on left of top serif; all stars on left and first three stars on right doubled. Area around nose and lips over polished. Fine diagonal polishing line through R in LIBERTY. Some coins show die chip at left between loops of first 8.

Reverse B/Ad – Three tail feather ends showing; strong one under 4 TF and two faint ones between 4 & 5 TF and 5 & 6 TF. Very faint tail feather shows under 6 TF on early strike specimens. Eagle’s legs are one and one half times normal width with doubled talons. Design remains in olive leaves, below branch on left and center of wreath bow. Diagonal polishing line from 1 TF down thru 4 TF on some specimens. Broad diagonal die gouge on left side of eagle’s neck.