1879-S VAM-34
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1879-S VAM-34 Parallel Arrow Feather, Engraved Wing Feather Discovered by Leroy Van Allen, December 1979. This is a Reverse of '78 (PAF) coin and a Top 100* VAM variety. '''34 III2 2c · B2g (PAF, Engraved Wing Feather) (183) ''' '''Obverse III2 2c –''' Open 9. ''Die'' ''marker''- Triple diagonal polishing lines in lower part of T in LIBERTY. '''Reverse B2g –''' Partial broken r in Trust with upper serif almost completely missing. Feather engraved between eagle’s right wing and leg. ''Die'' ''marker''- Double vertical polishing lines in lower part of eagle’s left wing next to body. Later die state with additional thin diagonal polishing line in lower part of eagle’s right wing. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: '''Comments:''' # This obverse die was used on 1879-S VAM-34 & [[1879-S VAM-65. # Top of the right serif of R in TRUST is broken and all that remains is the bottom edge. Open 9. Engraved Wing Feather. # This '''reverse''' die was used on [[1879-S VAM-34, [[1879-S VAM-34A, [[1879-S VAM-35 & [[1879-S VAM-39. Later die state than 1879-S VAM-39 & 1879-S VAM-35 with the additional polishing line in eagle’s right wing.