1890 O BU MORGAN DOLLAR VAM 13A Near Date, High O, Extreme Die Wear Reverse

Description

Superior die variety VAM 13a. This one a nice BU. VERY VERY hard to locate in any grade. Only 20 known in the registry all grades. Finest being a 64.
1890-O VAM-13A Near Date, High O, Extreme Die Wear Reverse
Discovery 2008. Revised 2010. Revised 02/2013. Revised 07/14/13 (OCC)
13A (revised) III2 6 - C3b (Near Date, High O, Doubled Ear, Extreme Die Wear Reverse) (181) I-4 R-6
Obverse III2 6 -
Near date at right edge of near date lateral position with slight slant. Ear slightly doubled at right inside and outside plus bottom of ear lobe but very weak on some specimens before additional die polishing. Fourth left star has small die chip on rim side on later die states.
Die marker -
Three diagonal polishing lines beneath cap fold.
Reverse C3b -
Extreme die wear with crumbled die chips in left wreath, die chips in I, G & e of In God We Trust and sunken fields and die chips around legend letters. Some specimens show single or double clash vertical line through G but no clashed letters and no clash marks on obverse. Not a counterfeit die.
Die marker -
Horizontal die polishing lines in space left of eagle's left leg.