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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nesvt, post: 100207, member: 1749&quot;]Good question.&nbsp; I wish I had an answer.&nbsp; For some of the VAMs, there are sub-varieties that usually go in order (1A, 1B, 1C).&nbsp; Sometimes Leroy will mention in the description that a particular variety came after another, and explain why (1st without a clash, 2nd with a clash, 3rd with the clash polished away).&nbsp; A good example is the 1921-S Thornhead series (<a href="http://www.rjrc.com/vams/1921_s_vam_1b.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.rjrc.com/vams/1921_s_vam_1b.htm" rel="nofollow">link</a>).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as I know, there are no sub-varieties for the 1878-P 8TF VAM 20.&nbsp; They may all have the same characteristics, some of them may have been polished away later in the die state, or some may have disappeared as the die was worn.&nbsp; If I remember correctly, your coin had a very strong strike, but was also clashed.&nbsp; I would guess it wasn&#039;t the first, but was early in the life of the dies.&nbsp; It&#039;s a guess.&nbsp; You could always seek out more VAM 20&#039;s and compare.&nbsp; Some folks that focus on the 1921-D die cracks will collect a series of the same VAM and watch the crack get larger and larger.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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