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1888-O VAM-1A2

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1888-O VAM-1A2
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1888
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=1888-O VAM-1A2 Clashed Obverse, Reverse BER, High O, Displaced Field Break R= Discovery 2013 This coin is a Top 100 Morgan VAM. 1A2 III2 1 · C3c (Clashed Obverse, Reverse BER, High O, Displaced Field Break R) (181) Obverse III2 1– Die crack from rim (Thru R) in PLURIBUS with displaced field break at R. Reverse C3c– Medium III O mint mark set high. Clashed die with almost full raised E from LIBERTY on obverse below eagles tail feathers on left side and partial raised B at left of E and tip of R to right of E. DPIS - ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: Comments: # This is the longest die state of the 3. If your coin looks like the photo below its an EDS 1888-O VAM-1A2. This stage runs from this point all the way past the stage where the reverse die is grease filled in TRUST. The grease filled die state is a later stage of the 1888-O VAM-1A2. This by far is the most common of the 3 stages. Should any of the "TRUST" have a grease strike though it is a late die state 1888-O VAM-1A2. The large die chip off the cap band is the key pick up point of the 1888-O VAM-1A3. (Note: no grease filled die state has been seen that has the full chip and the grease filled letters to date 12/MAR/2014). Thread: "Vam-1a2" light displacement in crack to full wide break. 375px 375px 375px 375px 375px Reverse marker: 375px Neck vee: 375px Although first listed as C3a, it was revised to C3c reverse, but retained historical VAM-1A label. image:ja88O-V1A_mint_mark_paint.JPG 2 Full Coin Copyrighted© VAM-1A2 images below on loan to VAMworld courtesy of and ATTRIBUTED BY Lance Newman OCC Top

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