1883 O Morgan$ BU Very Rare Top 100 VAM-4 "Strong O/O"

You are bidding on a gorgeous Brilliant Uncirculated MS-64 1883 O/O Morgan Dollar with Top 100 VAM 4 (O/O Down, Doubled 18-3) PF: 7 Popularity out of PF:10 and is a popular variety, R-6 rarity very rare variety at MS-64 grade. The Top 100 Vam 4 is more interesting very rare variety, and is more desirable difficult variety to find at MS-64 grade (See the Seldom Rarity Scale Below).  This 1883 O  Morgan Dollar has a gorgeous luster, very sharp details, no wear, superb eye appeal, Top 100 Vam 4, and will make an outstanding addition to your collection. 

Coin Grade: This Morgan Dollar is Brilliant Uncirculated MS-64 grade with a  gorgeous luster, gorgeous contrast, above average strike, very sharp and clear details, beautiful clean cheek, very few marks, no rim dings or dents, very full hairline, very full breast feathers. The lettering and date are bold and clear with no wear, superb eye appeal, and more desirable difficult to find Top 100 Vam 4 (O/O Down, Doubled 18-3) variety.  TRBcoin guarantees the vam variety to be correct on this coin.  

Vam Description: 1883-O Top 100 VAM-4 O Over O "O/O" Vam 4 (revised) Obverse III2 3 · Reverse C3c (O/O Down, Doubled 18-3) (181) PF:7 Popularity and R-6 Very Rare variety at MS-64 grade.  The obverse III2 3 the 18-3 is doubled in date. The 1 is doubled at the top left and right plus slightly at bottom of lower crossbar. The left 8 is slightly doubled at top inside of upper loop. The right 8 set slightly high. The 3 is slightly doubled at bottom inside. The date is shallow from over polished die with raised metal below 18 near denticles.  The reverse C3c there is a II O mint mark re-punched with original showing as curved line at top inside and as curved bars at bottom outside left and right sides.  There are heavy polishing lines in middle leaves of second, fourth and fifth clusters from top of left wreath. Some specimens show denticle impressions below DOLLAR or above RIBUS on obverse from coin ejection. Main Reference: The Top 100 Morgan Dollar Varieties: The Vam Keys By Michael S. Fey, PH. D and Jeff Oxman MS-64 1883 O Vam 4 O/O Repunched Mint Mark Page 66. Reference: The update to the Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollar 4th edition by Leroy C. Van Allen - The New Vam Varieties of Morgan and Peace Dollar 1992-2006 1883 O Vam 4 (O/O Down, Doubled 18-3) variety. Reference Vam World: If you do not have books to reference go on line to Vam World at http://www.vamworld.com/1883-O+VAM-4 for the description and picture of the Top 100 Vam 4 attributes that are on this coin for sale.  Below are picture of actual coin for sale with the Vam 4 attributes.

Top 100 Vam 4 Key Identifier curved bars on both sides of O mintmark

Seldom Rarity Scale: The Top 100 Vam 4 variety at MS-64 grade is R-6 very rare variety at this grade. The Encyclopedia does not consider grade for rarity which is flawed because as grade goes up there are less and less of the Vam 4 variety in that grade.

R-8 Unique and Ultra Rare (Several)

R-7 Extremely Rare (Few Tens)

R-6 Very Rare (Several Hundred) ------------------Top 100 Vam 4 at MS-64 grade -------------------

R-5 Rare (Several Thousand)

R-4 Very Scarce (Tens of Thousands)

R-3 Scarce (Hundreds of Thousands)

R-2 Not so Common (Several Million)

R-1 Common (Tens of Millions)

Note Rarity Scale: As time goes on and better data on how many Vam's are found the upper end of the scale could change. The Lower end will not change very much. Still the Vam variety and grade are very important to the rarity of the coin.  Reference: Encyclopedia of Morgan’s and Peace Dollars by Leroy C. Van Allen and A. George Mallis 4^th edition.