1879-S VAM-18A
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1879-S VAM-18A Doubled Date, S Tilted Left, Obverse Polishing Lines Discovered by C. Logan McKechnie January 2005. 18A III2 9 · C3b (Doubled Date, S Tilted Left, Obverse Polishing Lines) (183) Obverse III2 9 – Unusually heavy die polishing lines all over fields. Reverse C3b – Centered IV S mint mark tilted to left. Emission Sequence Obverse: Reverse: 38, 122, 27, 18, 18A, 18B, 85, 80-S 124 Comments: Later die state of 1879-S VAM-18. This obverse die was used on 1879-S VAM-17, 1879-S VAM-18 & 1879-S VAM-18A. Exact same reverse die used for 1879-S VAM-18, 1879-S VAM-18A, 1879-S VAM-18B, 1879-S VAM-27, 1879-S VAM-38, 1879-S VAM-85, 1879-S VAM-122 & 1880-S VAM-124. Only 1879-S VAM-85 & 1879-S VAM-18B have the die chip on the reverse leaf as well as 1880-S VAM-124. image:1879-S_VAM-18A_Polishing_Lines.jpg Additional photos
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