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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2304066, member: 1765&quot;]There are two 1881-S that are worth a premium.&nbsp; Fortunately, both are easy to identify.&nbsp; VAM 1B has a large die chip on the eagle&#039;s right (viewer&#039;s left) wing.&nbsp; VAM 54B has a die break on the reverse from the eagle&#039;s neck all the way down to the D in DOLLAR and into the rim.&nbsp; As for determining the VAM number for any 1881-S, it is possible, but as mentioned, not an easy date to attribute.&nbsp; The main reason for this is nasty machine doubling on the date, which is a huge problem for 81-S.&nbsp; Unfortunately, most 81-S are attributed by the date (some by the mint mark, which is where I&#039;d start if not VAM 1B or 54B), and often the machine doubling obscures any repunching.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just one correction I wanted to make to Cascade&#039;s post.&nbsp; The slabs I use are the Coin World PCGS-sized slabs, not Intercept slabs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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