An untoned Morgan dollar with bold field to device contrast characterizing the finish. The strike is bold to sharp throughout, and the eye appeal is strong. A key date issue, as noted above in the previous descriptions, the present example has the added distinction of representing the scarcer Capped Die variety of the 1879-CC. VAM-3 is actually a Large/Small CC, the initial mintmark effaced from the die and replaced by a Large CC. The area of roughness around the mintmark is not due to die rust, as erroneously described in many numismatic references, but rather represents spalling of the metal off the die after it had been moved to efface the Small CC.,PCGS# 7089. NGC ID: 253T.,,
