1887-P VAM-1I
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1887-P VAM-1I Clashed Obverse n Revision by Scott Hamilton, 2010. 1I (revised) III2 I C3a (Clashed Obverse n) (190) Obverse III2 I- Clashed die with faint incuse n of In from rev showing next to Liberty's neck. Polishing lines at back of neck. Date in middle of normal lateral position. DPIS - ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: Comments: # Both the obverse and reverse have nice little die chips for die markers and they seem to hold up very well. # Some [[1887-P VAM-1I will have a triangular die chip between the 2nd and 3rd tail feather, but may not have the die chip on different die states. EDS [[1887-P VAM-1i doesn't show the polishing lines by neck and clash by neck may be very faint. # LDS Examples do not show the polishing lines by neck at all well. # With some searching [[1887-P VAM-1i is relatively easy to find up to MS63, but gets harder to find in MS64 or better. # DATE POSITION: Normal and slanted, very similar to [[1887-P VAM-26/26A but set higher. Some specimens are known without die chips in 8's. # REVERSE: Lightly clashed.
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