I need help, with 1878 S diagonal wing die gouges

bhinkle · Post by **bhinkle** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:05 am

I thought I remebered, that I had an 1878 S, with a lot of cool
diagonal die gouges, on both of the eagle's wings and two strong
die gouges, between the upper legs and I have been trying to find
it for about a year.
I finally found it and am I glad, that I wasn't dreaming,.
It was hard for me to see the die gouges, with a loop and I kept
passing it by.
In addition to the cool diagonal die gouges, on both wings, I think
I see a die chip near the top of the die gouges, on the eagle's left
wing.
It is an 1878 S NGCMS61.
I think I checked all of the vams, with die gouges in the wings and
I don't think I saw any that matched mine.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Bert

bhinkle · Post by **bhinkle** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:09 am

More pics

bhinkle · Post by **bhinkle** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:11 am

Three more pics

78-sLongnock · Post by **78-sLongnock** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:46 am

Vam 15

bhinkle · Post by **bhinkle** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 3:22 am

WOW! Pete, that was fast.
I thought I looked at all of the gouge's in the wing vams,
Everything matches. THANK YOU
I saw, that the right wing pic, on the van 15 page, didn't have, what looks like a die chip, in it.
Do you think it looks like a die chip, on mine?
Here is another picture of that area.
Thank you again, Bert

PacificWR · Post by **PacificWR** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 3:05 am

Nice VAM-15.

Flat-Chested · Post by **Flat-Chested** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:58 pm

Nice Vam, how many of these are graded by ANACS, NGC and PCGS?

tbconcrete · Post by **tbconcrete** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:50 pm

15,80, and 89 share this reverse. 15 & 80 are common. 89 is the stopper. Did you check your coin against V80, Bert. I couldn't see the obverse well enough to VAM it. Nice pictures as always, tiny

bhinkle · Post by **bhinkle** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 12:30 pm

Thank you Tim,
Sorry it took me so long to reply.
I was just thinking it was a vam 15 and didn't know, about the
vams 80 and 89.
I don't see the diagonal line, in front of the eye, like the vam 80.
Does your vam 89 have, what looks like a die chip, at the top
of the die gouges, on the eagle's left wing, like mine?
What about, what looks like a die scratch, running through the ribbon
and bow, on the reverse.
here are some pictures, please let me know, if you want to see any other
areas. Thanks again, Bert