1898-P VAM-2D I2R5 AW110719

• Date set at the Normal Left position. Closed 9.
• Curved fine die gouges in field and denticles below RS2-RS5.
• Weak wreath clash at the cap vee.
• Dense thin polish lines in LIBERTY and in/around the cotton bolls/leaves.
• Horizontal polish line in the void between wheat leaf and top left cotton leaf.
• Thick diagonal polish line in the ear opening.
• Weak wreath clash at Liberty's nose bridge/lips/chin.
• Strong right wing clash at Liberty's neck. No letter transfer.

• Fine cross-hatch polish lines in the wreath bow.
• Dense polish lines in the upper/lower tail feathers and in the right/left leg triangle voids.
• Curl clash from Liberty's hair at eagle's neck and top of head.
• Neck clash from Liberty at the top of eagle's right wing below the n of In.
• Cap vee clash at the inside of RW1.
• Liberty's nose bridge/lips/chin clash at the inside of the left wreath.

Photographs:

Full Coin

1898-P VAM-2D Stage 2 AW110719 Coin #1
MS-64 PCGS Certification 81807306
Stage 2, Clashed.	Comment.

1898-P VAM-2D Stage 1 AW111219 Coin #2
Stage 1, Unclashed. Earlier stage than Coin #1. Polish lines overall are more agressive than on Coin #1.	Unclashed. Earlier stage than Coin #1. Note the polish line from the second t of trust to the eagles head. Polish lines overall are more agressive than on Coin #1.

1898-P VAM-2D Stage 1 AW112219 Coin #3
Stage 1, Unclashed. Earlier stage than Coin #1. Polish lines overall are more agressive than on Coin #1.	Unclashed. Earlier stage than Coin #1. Note the polish line from the second t of trust to the eagles head. Polish lines overall are more agressive than on Coin #1.

1898-P VAM-2D Stage 4 AW121419 Coin #4
Stage 4. Die gouges below RS2 are gone, but are slightly evident below RS2-1/2 - RS3.	Strong horizontal polish line through the N-E of ONE. Strong diagonal polish lines thru L-A of DOLLAR as well as in the field below M_E_R of AMERICA. Note the polish line above/into the u-s of trust.

1898-P VAM-2D Stage 4 AW122319 Coin #5
Stage 4. Die gouges below RS2 are gone, but are slightly evident below RS2-1/2 - RS3.	Strong horizontal polish line through the N-E of ONE. Strong diagonal polish lines thru L-A of DOLLAR as well as in the field below M_E_R of AMERICA. Note the polish line above/into the u-s of trust.

Galleries

Full Coin

Regional Landscape (All pics of Coin #1 unless noted in comments.)

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VAM-2D Stages.

1898-P VAM-2D Die Stage 1
Prominent gouges in the denticles below RS2-RS5.	Comment.
1898-P VAM-2D Die Stage 2
Clash event at Liberty's lips, neck and cap vee. Gouges in denticles below RS2-RS5 still easily seen.	Clash event at LW1, RW1, top of right wing below n of In, at the top of the eagle's head & neck and below the eagle's left wing.
1898-P VAM-2D Die Stage 3
It needs to be in PL. PL surfaces define the Die Stage 3 as it is an intentional event. No clash events present. Gouges at RS2-RS5 are fading.	Note the horizontal die scratches at ONE, and LLAR at DOLLAR. No clash events present
1898-P VAM-2D Die Stage 4
This is the worn down dies of DS3, i.e., die state instead of die stage. The only difference between DS3 and DS4 is the die wear that diminishes the features of the PL surfaces of DS3. Gouges at RS2-RS5 nearly gone.	Diminished scratches at ONE (only 1 scratch obvious thru the top middle of N). Diminished polishing lines at LLAR of DOLLAR.
1898-P VAM-2D Die Stage 5
Later die state (not die stage) of DS04. May be a start of a crack between 89 of the date. Gouges at RS2-RS5 nearly gone.	Scratches at ONE (only 1 scratch obvious thru the top middle of N)and polishing lines at LLAR of DOLLAR appear to be gone. Toning may be hiding them..not sure.