1898-S VAM-6
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1898-S VAM-6 Near Doubled Date, S/S Down Discovered by Pete Bishal, November 1974. 6 III2 4 - C3e (Near Doubled Date, S/S Down) (187) Obverse III2 4 - 1 slightly doubled below upper crossbar. 898 are doubled at top inside of upper loops. Closed 9. Date set further left than normal. Reverse C3e - Mint mark doubled down with original showing as a curved line in center of upper loop, slanting line below center and curved line below lower loop. '''DPIS - Emission Sequence Obverse: Reverse: '''Comments: July 2023, @keilg1 identified two additional coins with undescribed PUPs that might be helpful for others to identify more coins in the wild. Please see the additional photos and FCP sections below.
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