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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2498941, member: 1765&quot;]VAMWorld isn&#039;t organized very well for 1878-S.&nbsp; The key to attributing these is usually a combination of the &#039;r&#039; in &#039;trust&#039; (whether or not it&#039;s complete or broken) and any engraved feather under the eagle&#039;s right (viewer&#039;s left) wing.&nbsp; While not all 78-S have an engraved feather, many do, as does yours.&nbsp; For a quick comparison of how this can look, take a look at the pages for VAMs 5, 8, 30, and 35, as they show good pictures of this feature.&nbsp; Leroy Van Allen produced an 1878-S attribution guide several years ago that has a &quot;mug book&quot; section of this engraving for both broken &#039;r&#039; and unbroken &#039;r&#039;.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t find the right one on VAMWorld (it&#039;s not a VAM 17), I&#039;ll take a look at the book tonight.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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