1880-P VAM-5
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1880-P VAM-5 Doubled Date Discovered by George Mallis, June 1965. 5 III2 4 ∙ C3a (Doubled Date) (180) Obverse III2 4 – Entire date is doubled. 1 doubled on right side of vertical shaft and below bottom of crossbar. First 8 doubled slightly on left inside of loops and bottom right outside of lower loop. Second 8 is doubled on lower left side of upper loop. 0 doubled on top left and right and on left inside. Some specimens show a large vertical die crack through 0 extending from hair down to the rim. Reverse C3a – Normal die with two fine diagonal die scratches in lower part of eagle’s right wing. Reverse shared with 1880-P VAM-5A, 1880-P VAM-6, & 1880-P VAM-10. DPIS – Emission Sequence Obverse: Reverse: 1880-P VAM-10, 1880-P VAM-5, 1880-P VAM-5A & 1880-P VAM-6 Comments: Although classified as C3a, the reverse has die gouges in the right wing. Exact reverse die shared with 1880-P VAM-5A, 1880-P VAM-6, & 1880-P VAM-10. The 'lump on 0' feature varies in strength, but the digit always has an oddly misshapen surface in relief
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