1888-O VAM-1B4
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1888-O VAM-1B4 Scarface Die Break Across Face & Hair, VLDS Discovered by Leroy Van Allen, January 2007. 1B4 III21 · C3a (Scarface Die Break Across Face_ Hair, VLDS) (181) Obverse III21– Die crack from denticles thru dot across field, cheek and neck plus across some lower hair. Tilted field die breaks at field and cheek and die chips on face and neck. Terminal die break state. Large premium price. '''DPIS - Emission Sequence Obverse: Reverse: '''Comments: Die breaks. This coin has a massive die break cutting right across Liberty's cheek. Typically found in baggy MS, most scarface coins apparently didn't circulate. Prices for this incredible naked-eye visible variety has exploded in recent years. This is a tremendously desirable coin with few samples available.
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