1880-O VAM-53
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=1880-O VAM-53 Doubled 880 & Lower Reverse, High Small O= Discovered by Joe Lewis, March 2004. 53 III222 · C3n (Doubled 880 & Lower Reverse, High Small O) (176) Reverse C3n– Slightly doubled middle leaves of each cluster of left wreath, outer leaves of right wreath and lower inside of STATES AMERICA letters towards rim. I O mint mark set slightly high. Tiny die gouge at top of E in STATES. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: Comments: # 1880-O VAM-53, 1880-O VAM-53A, 1880-O VAM-53B are all a III2 22 obverse Die class but have different obverse markers. # Vampicker - The 1880-O VAM-53 marriage with the die gouge at the top of the E of STATES is unrelated to 1880-O VAM-53A and 1880-O VAM-53B. The obverse is a similar, yet not identical die. The reverse is instantly identifable by the plated gouge on the E and is not related to the 1880-O VAM-53A/B reverse. However this gouge is present on the 1880-O VAM-30 which has a different MM Location. # The reverse of the coin does have the gouge above the E in states & a partially filled G.