1881-O VAM-53
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1881-O VAM-53 Doubled 18, Pitted Ear Discovered by John Baumgart, September 2006, Re-Classified 2015,2017 Robert C Whitehead. '''53 ('''revised''') III2 34 • C3a (Doubled 18, Pitted Ear) ''' '''Obverse III2 34 - '''Doubled 18 with the left 1 slightly doubled at the top right, and the left 8 at the top outside, and with a short die chip at the top left inside of the upper loop. Dense fine raised dots on upper part of ear with very fine raised dots on rest of Liberty head from rusted die. ''Die marker''- Couple Horizontal Die polishing lines below cap fold '''Reverse C3a -''' ''Die marker'' - Single vertical polishing lines and die pitting in wing-neck gap. ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: '''Comments:''' # A crack develops on the reverse on later die stages that goes from the left ribbon down across the lower edge of the mint mark. # 1881-O VAM-1E eliminated (same as [[1881-O VAM-53 - 2017). # Reverse die later used on [[1881-O VAM-47.