1879-S VAM-17
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=1879-S VAM-17 Doubled Date and S/S= Discovered by Leonard Hinckley, February 1974. 17 III2 9 ∙ C3f (Doubled Date) (185) Obverse III2 9 – Entire date slightly doubled on surface. 1 doubled at top right, 8 doubled at bottom right. 7 doubled on bottom of upper serif and right side of shaft plus very bottom. 9 is doubled at left outside of both loops. Reverse C3f – Filled IV S mint mark with top serif doubled on lower right side and slightly at very bottom. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: Comments: # NOTE: If you have or come across the discovery coin, send to ANACS, VSS or Vam-mysterio for attribution purposes, proper verification and confirmation of this variety, until proven to exist it remains in the dubious listings. # This obverse die was used on 1879-S VAM-17, 1879-S VAM-18 & 1879-S VAM-18A. # This reverse die was used on 1879-S VAM-15, 1879-S VAM-17 & 1879-S VAM-54.