1897-P VAM-1A
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1897-P VAM-1A Pitted Reverse Discovered by Clarence Brown, May 1967. Eliminated April 2025. '''1A III2 1 C3a (Pitted Reverse) (190)''' '''Reverse C3a''' - Die is pitted to left below the eagle's tail feathers and in the lower left wreath '''DPIS - ;Emission Sequence :Obverse: :Reverse: '''Comments: # The 1897 VAM-1A and VAM-6A feature the same distinctively pitted reverse. No VAM-1A coins are currently known to exist. With thousands of eyes seeking this coin over the last 10 years since the publishing of the Top 100 book, it is almost certain that the VAM-1A does not exist. # The listed difference between the VAM-1A and the VAM-6A is the placement of the date, which is Left of normal (Near) for the VAM-6A and Normal for the VAM-1A. # Eliminated April 2025. All are VAM-6A.