I Have this 1885 o Morgan, I noticed a dropped ?something?, it looks like a VAM, but which one? This is the closest I could find: http://www.vamworld.com/1885-O+VAM-28
Hi, Vam 28 as you noticed is under the 8 rather than under the one. I also looked in the RPD book by Flynn and there is nothing similar to yours. It doesn't seem Quite the same angle as the 1, I wonder if it is a piece of the die that deteriorated from the denticle area, and just coincidentally had a similar shape. Jim
I agree with Jim, it doesn't look like VAM 28. My guess is it's a die chip, that just happens to look slightly like the top of the 1.
