Got this today I do believe it's been cleaned but got to looking at it with my magnifier and realized part of the D in dollar is missing is this a die polishing error kinds like 3 leg buffalo nickel
Welcome to the fun world of VAMs! There are a couple broken D varieties, good luck. Here is what a VAM is http://www.vamworld.com/VAM Looks like yours might be VAM-195 http://www.vamworld.com/1878-P VAMs
I don't collect Morgans so I'm not sure what VAM it is , but it's been polished away . I love stuff like this .
It is a VAM, though regardless, this coin has been cleaned in my opinion. The hairlines running parallel at a 45 degree angle on both the observe and reverse are a classic sign of a “whizzed” coin. Certain plastics enclosures can produce similar appearance, but not to the same degree and with the same uniformity. I also see deeper polish points in the fields as well, diminishing against the details & highpoint approach. I’d return the coin if I were in your position (and hopefully if the opportunity is still available). Best of luck.
On the same page there. I’d still return it if opportunity available. That was a beautiful coin until the seller harshly cleaned it. The above melt value is minimal, comparitvely. Best of luck.
Looking closer, I don’t believe this matches. Try and provide a higher res. version of the MM. The die looks polished away rather than authentic variety IMO.
Authentic, cleaned VAM 195. Common variety. The broken D is from a broken hub, not overpolishing. Same for the broken star point on the obverse. The broken D hub was retired quickly, either due to the planned shift to the new reverse (slanted arrow feather/Rev. of 79) or because it was noticed right away. The broken star tip is on many 1878 coins of all mints.
