1888-0 Vam 1D pitted obverse and gouged denticles

IrishMike

Reading an earlier thread got me to looking at my 88-0 closer and discovered it to be a Vam 1D. The pitting is quite estensive not only on UNUM but all around the profile too and on the left our right near the denticles too. The die gouge is in the denticles below star one.

IrishMike

for the Vamcianados.

VamGuy

Looks like you nailed the VAM 1D. Nice coin, congratulations.


1D III21 · C3a (Pitted Die Right Obverse, Die Gouges Denticles Left Obverse) (180) I- 2 R-5
Obverse III21– Raised dots from rusted die above UNUM and top right stars near denticles. Die gouge lines thru denticles opposite first and seventh left star.

jdsinva

Is the gouge difficult to image or am I not looking at it correctly? Thanks!

Nice VAM

IrishMike

Yes its difficult to image, if you look in the two denticles to the left of the first star, they show up white.