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Die Stage Chart

Reported by: Harry Ellis

Comments: D/D West.
Stage A Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
No Die Clash at Throat
Stage B Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
 
  Die Chip on T of CENT Die Chip in Lower Right Wheat
Stage C Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Crack on Shoulder Die Clash behind Neck Die Clash at Throat
 
  Die Chip on T of CENT Die Break in Lower Right Wheat
Stage D Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Clash at Throat Die Crack on Shoulder
 
No Die Chip in Left Wheat Grains   No Die Chip in Right Wheat Grains
Stage E Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Crack on Shoulder Die Clash at Throat
 
Die Chip in Upper Left Wheat Grains   No Die Break in Lower Right Wheat
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-466 DMR-016 Stage A: Obverse and Reverse are EDS
    Stage B: Obverse is EMDS
Die chip on T of CENT – EMDS
Die break in lower Right wheat grains
Stage C: Die clash at throat and in front of 1 of date – MDS
Light die crack on shoulder
Two die break in lower Right wheat grains – MDS
UVC-467 DMR-017 Stage D: Obverse is LDS
Reverse die changed
– EDS
Stage E: Medium die crack on shoulder – VLDS
Die chip in upper Left wheat grains
Obverse is MDS

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