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1878s morgan varieties

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Not sure if I'm doing this correctly, however, i am having a difficult time identifying which variety my 1878 s Morgan dollar ms 64 dmpl is. I have recently discovered it was a vam but all other examples don't match mine. I have checked many sources including VAM World with no luck.
The characteristics are a missing point on the 4th right star. Micro or small 's' set left. Doubled & broken D in dollar.
No other markings exist on the coin to my knowledge.
Thanking you in advance,

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You should post a photo of a coin you want to be checked.
When posting photos of a coin you would like someone to look at, you should post a photo of both the full Obverse and Reverse. Try to take these photos as clear and close as possible. It would be extremely helpful if you would crop these photos. Next take some photos of the area in question again as close and clear as possible. It would also help if you could find some way to point to the area in question or give a detailed explanation of what you want to be looked at. If you need a photo editing program, there are three free ones that come to mind. They are PhotoScape, Inkscape and Gimp. Of the three PhotoScape is the easiest to use. Daniel explains quite well in the following topics, posting photos plus Daniels Video on posting coins
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