1896-O VAM-27
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1896-O VAM-27 (Privately made) Medium O Mint Mark Discovery 2011, Ben Wengel. 27 ('privately made') (Medium O Mint Mark) (181) Obverse - Same copied coin as for [[1896-O VAM-4 Micro O obverse die, but different die that is same as [[1896-O VAM-21 counterfeit. Same jagged depression below eye as [[1896-O VAM-4 obverse and [[1896-O VAM-21 obverse and of the copied coin. Raised dot pitting all over surfaces. Rounded edges where design, date and stars meet fields. Reverse C3 - Medium III O mint mark centered and upright with faint raised vertical line to left of O mint mark that matches [[1900-O VAM-11 with same crack through TED of UNITED. Same copied coin as [[1901-O VAM-44 counterfeit, but different die. C3 type reverse. Raised dot pitting all over surfaces. Rounded edges where design meet fields. '''Comments:
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