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Stage 4 - crack birfucates in the field inside the dot in 3 and a small break (evident on yours) forms on the inner side of the dot in 4. (From VAMView #9, Sept 2007) (View Post)

Your 1897 is a VAM-6A (near date, pitted reverse) Top 100 variety (View Post)

1798 BB-111 / B-11 This a more proper set piece than the 4 bits I have for the variety. I am keeping that one too, as it is a previously unknown terminal die state, where the two obverse cracks merge… (View Post)

1801 BB-214 / B-4 Die State III (crack after STATES from the rim to the 6th cloud) (View Post)

Love the woodgrain on those early matte proofs. And that is a nice honest one ..... well, for an Abe. (View Post)