1882-S VAM-5
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1882-S VAM-5 Doubled 882, Die Gouge TF Discovered by Leroy Van Allen, May 1967. Revised by Wali Motorwalla (scmemon) May 2014. Revised to rename reverse die November 2024 5 (revised) III2 5 - C3n (Doubled 882, Die Gouge TF) (186) Obverse III2 5 - Doubled 882 with left 8 on right outside of both loops and slightly at lower of upper loop, right 8 doubled at top and top right of lower loop, and 2 at top right. 1 very slightly doubled below upper crossbar. Die marker - Single diagonal short polishing line above upper hair curl on forehead. Reverse C3n - Mint mark centered and upright. Die gouge at bottom of second tail feather from right. Emission Sequence Obverse: Reverse: 5, 16, 2 Comments: The die gouges at tail feathers (also found 1882-S VAM-16) do not last long before disappearing. 1882-S VAM-5, 1882-S VAM-2 and 1882-S VAM-16 were all struck with the exact same reverse die.
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