1890-S VAM-2A
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1890-S VAM-2A S/S Left, Doubled Ear Inside Discovery 2016 by John Higginbotham 2A III2 9 - C3b (S/S Left, Doubled Ear Inside) (190) Obverse III2 9 - 89 MPD polished away. Doubled ear at left and right inside from die polishing. Die marker of vertical polishing line to right of right wheat leaf remains. Reverse C3b - Re-punched IV S mint mark remains. Polished reverse with die scratches in eagle's wing-neck gap polished away with only couple of raised dots remaining. Diagonal lines and long horizontal polishing line at eagle's left leg in upper tail feathers remain but weakened. (Formerly VAM-2) DPIS - Emission Sequence Obverse: Reverse: Comments: This EXACT reverse is shared with 1890-S VAM-2, 1890-S VAM-2A, 1890-S VAM-2B, 1890-S VAM-29 and 1890-S VAM-48. VAMs 2B and 29 are later die state reverses and have a die break across the eagle's left wing. The 1890-S VAM-2A designation is fairly bogus as the doubling in the ear is NOT reliable - it IS remarkably transitory.
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