1883-O VAM-19
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1883-O VAM-19 Doubled 1 Discovered by Maurice Dubreuil, April 1978, Revised 2017 by Raynat3 19 III2 9 • C3l (Doubled 18-3, Thin Dash Below 8, O Tilted Left) (181) Obverse III2 9- 1 Slightly doubled at top left of upper crossbar and top right of vertical shaft and left 8 at left inside of both loops. 3 set very slightly low with slight doubling at bottom inside of lower loop. Very thin line dash below right 8 on EDS as are some die chips in denticles below 18. Die marker- Diagonal polishing line left side of B in LIBERTY and small raised triangular die chip middle bottom of eye. Reverse C3l- Long thin shallow vertical die scratch in eagle's right wing above wreath end. DPIS - Emission Sequence Obverse: Reverse: Comments: This is the die pair that was used to make the branch mint proofs. Heritage sold one in April 2013 they misattributed as 1883-O VAM-11, when it is actually 1883-O VAM-19.
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