1888 P VAM 15A/ 39A

[dave700x]

This is a recent pick from ebay and I was wondering if the reverse die has reached the point to qualify as a buffed, worn, or sunken die.

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[collectinsince65]

Hey Dave
I'm leaning towards 15A

[dave700x]

Hey Mike, at first I was leaning toward 39A then back to 15A but the more I studied the images for both listings the more I became confused. There are a couple of remarkable similarities between the reverse images.... I'm not sure what it is at this point...

[rogerg]

Looks a lot like mine that I am calling a 15A.

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[rogerg]

Well. that pic sucked. Maybe this one will work better.

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[dave700x]

Very nice example Roger. I still haven't decided what to call mine. It does not appear to have the line in the last 8 and does appear to have the doubled ear so I have it cataloged as V15A/ 39A at the moment.

[rogerg]

Check for line in 6th tail feather.

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[dave700x]

Could be a line on the 6th tail feather.

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