1883-O VAM-58A
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1883-O VAM-58A Doubled Ear, O Tilted Left, Rusted Die Wing, Overlapping Reeding Discovered by Metalencephalon/Raynat3/ChiefRet 2017 '''58A III2 31 - C3l (Doubled Ear, O Tilted Left, Rusted Die Wing, Overlapping Reeding) (?)''' '''Obverse III 2 31-''' Die clashed and polished with slightly doubled ear at left and right inside and right outside. Slightly beveled field at denticles from 12-4 o'clock. '''Reverse C3l-''' Die clash marks. Beveled field at denticles from 8- 3 o'clock. '''Edge-''' Reeding on edge is overlapping for about 6 segments initially at 3 1/2 & 9 o'clock, later at 4 & 10 o'clock. '''DPIS - ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: '''Comments: # The [[1883-O VAM-58A is the poster child of New Orleans mint failures. Leroy Van Allen wrote that the 1883-O VAM-58(A) "is [a] really really 'interesting' coin with doubled ear, beveled denticles, pitting on wing and overlapping reeding at two locations!" Besides extreme die overuse and abuse, the VAM-58[A] shows several different clashmarks, stopping just short of letter transfer. * Reed count was impossible due to two sets of overlapping reeding."