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1888-S
Variety 111a
Obverse 8: High Date, Downward Slope
Reverse Ha: Reverse Rotated Left 55 Degrees, Medium S, [mm Rt,H,TL5]
Obverse 8 Reverse Ha
Comments: Variety 111a is another rotated reverse occurence in the Liberty Seated dime series. Reverse H is rotated approximately 55 degress left during the Obverse 8 and Reverse H die pairing.
This die state was first identified by Jason Feldman at the 2013 Spring Whitman Baltimore Coin Expo and announced in the LSCC's April E-Gobrecht issue. The above plate coin is the discovery specimen and the only example known though others will probably appear now that the die state's existance is revealed.
Plate Coin: Courtesy of Jason Feldman Collection, F12