1887-S. Not sure on the VAM

I'm leaning towards VAM-19 due to the clash in the denticles below the date. I'm not sure if the other diagnostics match though. What do you think?

I was also intrigued by a note in my Morgan guide that mentions there are known 87/6 varieties for the Philadelphia & Denver mints, but none have *yet* been idnetified although they very likely are out there waiting to be found. Despite a close examination of the 7 here, I'm sure that this isn't a pioneer piece for that variety.

http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1887-S_VAM-19

Included is a closeup of Lady Liberty's nostril, which supposedly has some die chips.

 

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It's a near date, so look at those. VAM 19 is one with the date a in the normal position.

 

Only 1 Morgan date was struck in Denver (D) and that was 1921.

 

Sorry, brainslip. That year has an overdate variety known at both the Philadelphia and *New Orleans* mint. Since the Denver mint didn't start operation until 1905, you are, of course, correct.

 

Look at Vam-5
The pictures at your angles make it a little difficult.
Lighting needs to be better

 

That seems likely. Not sure if the mintmark is a match though. And mine appears to have had a bump on the 1.

 

The reverse has some major doubling that I missed at first glance. I'm leaning towards VAM-10?

 

The 2nd 8 has something odd going on to the right of the center. What would cause that?

There's an odd die clash above the 2nd "U" in unUm:


and a die chip on the 1st U in plUribus: