1883-O Vam 36A Partial E Rev

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• moosesr Posts: 1,966 ✭✭✭

  July 19, 2008 6:47AM

  From my experience the partial "E" is not always easy to see. I have had the best luck using 5X magnification and holding and rotating the coin at an angle to a bright light.

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• Wolf359 Posts: 7,663 ✭✭✭

  July 19, 2008 7:04AM

  Late die states the 'E' wears off and becomes plain Jane VAM-36. It's possible you have one.

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• Tvac897 Posts: 1,478

  July 19, 2008 7:07AM

  Embarrassing...whats a partial e?

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• blu62vette Posts: 11,945 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 19, 2008 7:10AM

  This is a partial E, different year and stronger E.
  
  The E is clashed below the tailfeathers on the reverse.
  
  I would think for mine if they are NGC and PCGS 36A's someone saw the E. Just not me yet.
  
  
  
  

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• blu62vette Posts: 11,945 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 19, 2008 7:29AM

  This may be a better example:
  
  
  

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• direwolf1972 Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭

  July 19, 2008 2:57PM

  Here's a 1883 O VAM-36A I picked up at the local B&M about a week ago for 40 bucks. It was the first clashed E I had ever cherry picked in hand (not looking at pics on the net) so figured I had to buy it.
  
  The first thing that caught my eye wasnt the clashed E but the clashing above on the obverse at the wheat leaf.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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  You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.
  
  
  

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• Wolf359 Posts: 7,663 ✭✭✭

  July 19, 2008 4:01PM

  
  
  << <i>Embarrassing...whats a partial e? >>
  
  
  
  Letter 'E' from 'LIBERTY' on the obverse gets transferred to the reverse when a die clash happens. A die clash is when the coin press slams together, but there's no planchet, so instead of making a coin a die clash happens. Occasionally a die clash will result in letter transfer. Coins struck after a die clash will get the "E". E Reverse coins are scarce to super rare and can command huge money.

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• nicetoning42107 Posts: 1,162

  July 20, 2008 3:10AM

  Yes, the E is very hard to see on the 1883-O.

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