1879-S VAM-92
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1879-S VAM-92 Discovery August 13, 2015 by Brian Raines Revised 2017 '''92 (revised) III2 46 - C3ai (Doubled 8-9 & Obverse Notto, Acid Treated Leaves, Over Polished Reverse ) (177) ''' '''Obverse III2 46 – Doubled''' 8 at left inside of lower loop and 9 at left outside of both loops. Slightly doubled cap top and upper lip. tripled stars toward rim ''Die marker'' - Diagonal polishing lines in Y of LIBERTY. '''Reverse C3ai-''' Acid treated leaves above left bow ribbon, U, IT & ED of UNITED plus top leaves opposite R and outer leaf in top cluster opposite ME of AMERICA. Engraved lines at inner leaf opposite A of DOLLAR. Slightly doubled AMERICA towards rim. Slightly over polished shallow ED STATES, tail feather with vertical polishing lines in fields. (Formerly 1879-S VAM-16B). ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: 92,93,153,149 :Reverse:[[1879-S VAM-110, [[1879-S VAM-147, [[1879-S VAM-1E EDS then LDS, [[1879-S VAM-163, [[1879-S VAM-136, [[1879-S VAM-92 (order between 163,136 and 92 need further confirmation) '''Comments:''' # Same reverse die as [[1879-S VAM-136 but we are currently unclear where it fits into the emission sequence. # Same as (former) 1879-S VAM-16B # Obverse later used with Rev. of '78 VAM 149 # Obverse also used with VAM 153