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Die Stage Chart

Reported by: Unknown

Comments: S/S/S East, West.
Stage A Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
No Die Gouges behind Bust
Stage B Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Gouges behind Bust
Stage C Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Gouges behind Bust Light Die Crack in Hair Light Die Crack on 9 of Date
Die Chip on T of CENT
Stage D Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Gouges behind Bust Die Crack in Hair Die Chip on T of CENT
Die Crack Left Wheat to Rim Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
Stage E Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Crack in Hair Die Chip in Upper 9 of Date No Die Chip on T of CENT
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-492 DMR-017 Stage A: Obverse and Reverse are EDS
Stage B: Two die gouges parallel to back of bust – MDS
Reverse is MDS
Stage C: Light die crack on 9 of date – LDS
Light die crack in hair
Small die chip on T of CENT – LDS
Stage D: Obverse is VLDS
Light die crack Left whet lines to rim – LDS
Light die crack lower Right wheat grains to rim
UVC-493 DMR-018 Stage E: Die chip in 1/4 of upper 9 of date – VLDS
Reverse die changed – EDS

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