1878-P VAM-199.2
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=1878-P VAM-199.2 Doubled P, Missing Feathers= Discovered by Jeff Oxman, September 1999. Eliminated, became VAMs 116B and C 199.2 II/I 18 B2f (Doubled P, Missing Feathers) ( ? ) I-2 R-6 This is actually the LDS of 1878-P VAM-116. Obervse II/I 18 - Doubled P, L, R, and B in PLURIBUS. 1 doubled top right. Lower nostril missing. Reverse B2a - This variety has the parallel arrow feather, short nock B2 reverse. Die chips around RU of TRUST. COMMENTS: VAM-116 has been combined with VAM-199-2, as they are die stages of the same die. In fact, no less than five different die stages have been confirmed. 300px300px Die chip behind the eye with a small die crack running up into the hair. image:1878p_vam116_a.jpg Full O in GOD, some crumbling in the top of the G. image:1878p_vam116_b.jpg Polished away wing feather, parallel arrow feather, short nock. image:1878p_vam116_c.jpg Interesting die gouges / polish on the lower reverse: image:1878p_vam116_d.jpg