OBVERSE DIAGNOSTICS:
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DATE APPEARS SLANTED AND SET AT A NORMAL, 2.50.
THE '1' EXHIBITS A TINY UPWARD SPIKE EMERGING FROM THE UPPER LEFT TIP OF THE TOP LEFT SERIF @ AN ANGLE OF 120°(EVIDENCE OF DOUBLING?). APPEARS TO BE SLIGHTLY DOUBLED BELOW THE UPPER SERIF.
THE '9' IS SLIGHTLY DOUBLED @: THE OUTSIDE LOWER LEFT & BOTTOM OF THE UPPER LOOP; & ALSO DBLD. @THE OUTSIDE BOTTOM RIGHT.SEE DIGITAL.
THE PROFILE APPEARS SLIGHTLY DOUBLED FROM THE TIARA LEFT OF THE 'L' IN 'LIBERTY' TO THE HAIR ABOVE THE FOREHEAD, THE FOREHEAD ITSELF, THE NOSE, LIPS, CHIN AND THE JAW TO THE JAW-NECK JUNCTION.
THE TOP OF THE LIBERTY CAP APPEARS SLIGHTLY DBLD.
THE 'T' IN 'LIBERTY' EXHIBITS A WEAK RAISED LINE STARTING AT THE TOP BETWEEN THE UPRIGHT & THE UPPER LEFT SERIF;IT PROCEEDS DOWNWARD AT A 45° ANGLE AND TERMINATES @ THE JUNCTION OF THE UPRIGHT & THE UPPER CROSSBAR.
THE LOWER HAIR APPEARS SLIGHTLY DOUBLED ITERMITTANTLY FROM THE DESIGNER INITIAL TO THE HAIR ABOVE STAR 4 ON THE RIGHT.
A WEAK DIE CRACK IS NOTED EMERGING FROM STAR 7 ON THE LEFT AND CONTINUING CW TO THE TOP LEFT SERIF OF THE 'E' OF 'E PLURIBUS UNUM'. IT CONTINUES CLOCKWISE THROUGH THE TOP OF THE 'P' AND TERMINATES AT THE RIM ABOVE THE RIGHT SERIF OF THE UPRIGHT OF THE 'L'.
IT IS NOTED THAT THERE IS A PERIFERAL DIE GOUGE IN THE DENTICLES ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT OF THE FIRST 'U' IN 'UMUM',ENDING IN THE SPACE BETWEEN 2 DENTICLES ABOVE THE SEPERATOR .
REVERSE DIAGNOSTICS:
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THE 'O' MINTMARK IS SET A BIT HIGH,A BIT RIGHT & TILTED A BIT LEFT(CCW).
THE 'O' IS SLIGHTLY DBLD @ THE INSIDE UPPER LEFT.
3 SPIKES EMERGE TO THE RIGHT INTO THE FIELD FROM THE LEFT LEG FEATHERS OF THE EAGLE.
TWO WEAK SPIKES EMERGE TO THE LEFT FROM THE RIGHT LEG FEATHERS OF THE EAGLE.
THE LEFT BOW RIBBON END POINT TOUCHES THE BOW KNOT; THE RIGHT ONE DOES NOT TOUCH THE KNOT.
THE BOW VOID AND ITS SURROUNDINGS EXHIBIT HEAVY DIAGONAL AND HORIZONTAL DIE POLISHING LINES.
MANY WEAK & STRONG RAISED POLISHING LINES SURROUND THE EAGLE'S LEGS;THEY ALSO EXTEND BELOW & THRU THE UPPER TAIL FEATHERS.
THE 'N' OF 'ONE' IS SLIGHTLY DBLD. @ THE BOTTOM OF THE TOP LEFT SERIF.
THE 'O' OF 'DOLLAR' IS DOUBLED @ THE OUTSIDE BOTTOM LEFT & SLIGHTLY DBLD. @ THE INSIDE TOP LEFT. THE 1ST 'L' OF 'DOLLAR' IS DBLD ON THE UPPER LEFT SIDE OF THE UPRIGHT. THE 'A' IS DOUBLED @ OUTSIDE LEFT & INSIDE RIGHT OF THE UPPER 'LOOP';THE CROSSBAR EXHIBITS 2 DIAGONAL DIE CHIPS @ THE BOTTOM. THE 'R' IS DOUBLED @ THE INSIDE UPPER RIGHT OF THE LOOP,& THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE MIDDLE CROSSBAR.
-NITE- STATES OF
-ME---A. THE LAST 'A' DOUBLED @ BOTTOM OF CROSSBAR. THE BALANCE OF THOSE DOUBLED SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE RIM.
THE LOWEST ARROW SHAFT IS SLIGHTLY DBLD. BEHIND THE ARROWPOINT. THE LOWEST ARROW FEATHER IS DBLD.
THE TAILFEATHERS EXHIBIT STRONG RAISED POLISHING LINES.
THE OLIVE LEAF BRANCH AND LEAF CLUSTERS EXHIBIT STRONG RAISED POLISHING LINES IN THEIR SURROUNDING FIELDS.
LASTLY, THE REVERSE APPEARS TO BE ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 7.25° CCW.
THE PIECE AT HAND APPEARS TO HAVE A REVERSE WHICH IS DIFFRENT IN DETAIL FROM OTHER VAM 1904O REVERSES. THE OBVERSE ALSO APPEARS TO BE UNLIKE IN DETAIL FROM OBVERSE VAMS OF 1904O.
- OBVERSE 1904 O
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- DBLD. '19'
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- DBLD. PROFILE
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- REVERSE 1904 O
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- BOW & SURROUNDING FILE LINES, DBLD. HIGH 'O'
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