1896-P VAM-6B
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Discovery Date
1896
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Description
=1896-P VAM-6B Doubled 6 Profile, Slanted Date, Doubled Reverse Lettering= Discovered by Ron Gapa, 2019. Revised July 2023. III2 6 • C3a (Doubled 6, Profile, Slanted Date, Doubled Reverse Lettering) (189) Obverse III2 6 Reverse C3a - Die cracks around most of periphery with displaced field breaks at NIT of UNITED, ATES of STATES and LA of DOLLAR. Die chip on crack connecting IT. Occurs before clashed n of VAM-6A. DPIS - B23/C4 ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: Comments: # LVA Letter # Revised to add die chip between IT. Displaced field breaks are simply die wear across a die crack, so this chip must be present to be called VAM 6B. A slightly earlier die stage has been observed without the crack.
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Last updated: May 12, 2026