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<p>[QUOTE="mikem2000, post: 1360912, member: 30574"]GW,</p><p><br /></p><p>It is not the Capped Die Variety of the 1879 CC Dollar. The Capped Die variety you refer to is the VAM 3 for the 1879 CC. What you have is a VAM 6. Normally, it would be difficult to definitively determine the VAM variety from a photo on a worn corn but in this case it is a piece of cake. The VAM 6 of the 1879 CC is the only variety that has a Centered CC Mintmark and that is what your coin has. All the other varieties for the 1879 CC have the Mintmark shifted to the left.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a VAM 3 Capped Die variety from VAMWORLD</p><p><a href="http://www.vamworld.com/1879-CC+VAM-3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vamworld.com/1879-CC+VAM-3" rel="nofollow">http://www.vamworld.com/1879-CC+VAM-3</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Notice the MM, it is not even close to the MM location on yours.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now check out the MM on this VAM 6 from VAMWORLD. It is a perfect match for you coin</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.vamworld.com/1879-CC+VAM-6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vamworld.com/1879-CC+VAM-6" rel="nofollow">http://www.vamworld.com/1879-CC+VAM-6</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikem2000, post: 1360912, member: 30574"]GW, It is not the Capped Die Variety of the 1879 CC Dollar. The Capped Die variety you refer to is the VAM 3 for the 1879 CC. What you have is a VAM 6. Normally, it would be difficult to definitively determine the VAM variety from a photo on a worn corn but in this case it is a piece of cake. The VAM 6 of the 1879 CC is the only variety that has a Centered CC Mintmark and that is what your coin has. All the other varieties for the 1879 CC have the Mintmark shifted to the left. Here is a VAM 3 Capped Die variety from VAMWORLD [URL]http://www.vamworld.com/1879-CC+VAM-3[/URL] Notice the MM, it is not even close to the MM location on yours. Now check out the MM on this VAM 6 from VAMWORLD. It is a perfect match for you coin [URL]http://www.vamworld.com/1879-CC+VAM-6[/URL] Mike[/QUOTE]
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