1889-P VAM-23B
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1889-P VAM-23B Slanted Date, Worn Polished Obverse Die
Discovered as VAM 7A by Brent Fogelberg, May 2000. Redesignated VAM 23B, 2020.
Revised November 2020. Revised January 2021.
23B(revised) III2 21 · C3a (Slanted Date, Worn Polished Obverse Die) (190) I-2 R-5
Obverse III2 21 – Heavy die polishing removing die clash marks at neck, lower right hair vee, lips, cap back at ribbon and some roughness in fields. Roughness quickly reappears and new light die clash single and later two diagonal lines appears at jaw-neck junction with die chip still later at neck point. Die retired shortly thereafter.
Die martker - Diagonal die polishing lines in ER of LIBERTY.
Reverse C3a – Die not changed since no die clash marks appeared, except for very faint vertical line at n of In. Die fields relatively smooth with little wear. Die then re-used with VAM 7 III2 7 obverse.
Die marker - Fine die polishing lines at wing-neck gap, same as VAM 5G.
Comments:
- Heavy clashed obverse die [of VAM 23A] was severely polished to remove these strong die clash marks resulting in VAM 23B. (LVA 9/2020)
- Reverse die is retained [from VAM 23A] with little wear and is not polished. (LVA 9/2020)
- There are three die states. 1. Unclashed. 2. Single clashed. 3. Double clashed.
- Not mentioned in the official description are the numerous polishing lines in the Eagles neck, top of the breast and left wing.
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LVA Plate Photos
Additional Photos
Un-Clashed (EDS) of VAM-23B
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Date position & damage to neck.
Roughness under E P L & 7th Left Star.
Roughness left stars.
Roughness right stars.
Faint clashed N.
Faint clashed N.
Polishing lines wing neck-gap, Eagles neck and left wing.
High Resolution VAM-23B Un-clashed Photos
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Date position & damage to neck.
Roughness left stars
Roughness right stars
Faint Clash N of IN on Reverse
Polishing lines wing neck-gap, Eagles neck and left wing.
Single Clash Die stage 4
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Date position & damage to neck.
Roughness under E P L
Lip clash.
Roughness left stars.
Roughness right stars.
Polishing lines wing neck-gap, Eagles neck and left wing.
Faint clash to N of IN.
High Resolution VAM-23B Single Clashed (Die Stage 4) Photos
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Date position & damage to neck.
Roughness left stars.
Roughness right stars.
Polishing lines wing neck-gap, Eagles neck and left wing.
Faint clash to N of IN.
Double Clash Die stage 4
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Date position & damage to neck. Die chip on Neck Point.
Roughness under E P L
Lip clash.
Roughness left stars.
Roughness right stars.
Polishing lines wing neck-gap, Eagles neck and left wing.
Faint clash to N of IN.
High Resolution VAM-23B Double Clashed (Die Stage 4) Photos
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Date position & damage to neck.
Roughness left stars.
Roughness right stars.
Polishing lines wing neck-gap, Eagles neck and left wing.
Faint clash to N of IN.
1889-P VAM-23B High Definition Photos
Full Coin Photos
Full Coin VAM 23B (EDS) images courtesy of Andrew Wojtowich (andywoj00). Attributed by John Roberts
Early Die Stage
Early Die Stage
EDS of Single clashing event, attributed by LVA in September of 2020
Large Full Single Clashed Coin #2 Photo PacificWR of VAM-23B
1889-P VAM-23B MS-64 Obverse
1889-P VAM-23B MS-64 Reverse
LDS Full Double Clashed Coin VAM 23B photo © Mitch Hill, used with permission. Attributed by Leroy Van Allen as VAM 7A, 2013.
LDS
LDS
