Characteristics are described with a degree of granularity intended for die identification more so than for die classification. A characteristic may not span the entire die progression. Thus, not all characteristics may be present in any one coin.
1887-P VAM-13 I3R5 AW120817
| Obverse: III2-13 Date set in the Normal position. First four stars on right and first two stars on left doubled at bottom with first two on right showing strong shifts. Slight doubling on top of 7. Slight doubling on designer’s initials and lower hair. Top of 7 showing in denticles as raised curved bar in denticle space below second 8 and short raised vertical bar in adjacent denticle space to left. Weak wreath clash at the cap vee. Weak wreath clash at Liberty's mouth. Slight doubling of lower ear lobe and inside right of ear. Double wing clash at Liberty's neck with no letter transfer from In on reverse. |
- Die crack acoss the bottom of Liberty's hair.
- Die gouge on Liberty's lower lip.
- Die crack at the lower left of 7 in date proceeding counterclockwise thru the bottom of the date, the bust point, all left stars terminating at the top of the E.
- Die crack from the top right of U in UNUM to the M proceeding thru all right stars, RS6-RS1.
- Weak die crack between the P and L, U and S ending at the dot.
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Reverse: C3b Doubled STATES OF AMERICA, right star and some outer edges of right wreath leaves towards rim. Cap vee clash at the inside of RW1. Liberty's hair clash at the top of eagles head and right side of neck. Weak neck clash at the top of the right wing under the n of IN. Weak lip,chin and nose bridge clash from inside of LW1 to bottom of LW3. Eye clash just above the olive branch cluster. Clash of cotton bolls to the left of eagles left leg.
Marker Die gouges in the scribbles zone as pictured.
- Die crack at the lower left side of E in ONE proceeding counterclockwise thru NE, left star, left wing tip,and top of UNITED STATES OF ending at the top of the left wing tip.
- Small die crack between the wing and center A of AMERICA.
- Die crack from above the A thru the tops of MERI ending at the top of the C.
- Die crack from the lower serif of C to side of the second A.
- Die crack from the bottom of the O in DOLLAR going clockwise thru the bottom of LLAR ending at the left side of the right star.
- Small crack into the field from the right star.
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