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Die Stage Chart

Reported by: Unknown

Comments: S/S East.
Stage B Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
No Die Chip in Right Wheat
Stage C Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Chip in Right Wheat
Stage D Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Break in Right Wheat
Stage E Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Chip in Upper First 5 Two Die Cracks on Shoulder Two Die Chips in Right Wheat
Stage F Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Break in Upper First 5 Two Die Cracks on Shoulder Die Crack on Lapel
Two Die Chips in Right Wheat
Stage G Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Break in Upper First 5 Two Die Cracks on Shoulder Die Crack on Lapel
No Die Chip on T of CENT Die Crack from Right Wheat to Rim
Stage H Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Break in Upper First 5 Two Die Cracks on Shoulder Die Crack on Lapel
Die Chip on T of CENT Three Die Chips in Right Wheat
Stage I Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Break in Upper First 5 Die Chip under E of LIBERTY
Two Die Chips on Shoulder Die Crack on Lapel
Die Chip on T of CENT Three Die Chips in Right Wheat
Stage J Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Break in Upper Second 5 Die Chip under E of LIBERTY
Two Die Cracks on Shoulder Die Crack on Lapel
 
  Die Chip on T of CENT Second Die Crack from Right Wheat
Stage K Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Break in Upper Second 5 Die Chip under E of LIBERTY
Two Die Cracks on Shoulder Die Crack on Lapel
Die Chip on T of CENT Fourth Die Break in Right Wheat
Stage L Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Chip under E of LIBERTY Die Break in Upper 9 of Date Die Breaks in Both 5s of Date
Two Die Cracks on Shoulder Die Crack on Lapel
Die Chip on T of CENT Retained Cud from Right Wheat
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-546 DMR-004 Stage A: EDS (unconfirmed)
Stage B: Obverse and Reverse are MDS
Stage C: Obverse is LDS
Small die chip in Right wheat grains – LDS
Stage D: Obverse is LDS
Large die chip in Right wheat grains – LDS
Stage E: Small die chip in upper first 5 of date – LDS
Two light die cracks on coat
Two die chips in Right wheat grains
Stage F: Large die chip in upper first 5 of date – LDS
Minute die chip in upper last 5 of date
Die crack on lapel
Reverse is LDS
Stage G: Obverse is LDS
Die crack lower Right wheat to rim – LDS
Stage H: Obverse is VLDS
Third die chip in Right wheat – VLDS
Die chip on T of CENT
Stage I: Die chip under E of LIBERTY – VLDS
Reverse is VLDS
Stage J: Die chip in upper last 5 of date, 1/2 chipped out – VLDS
Die break Right wheat to rim – VLDS
Second die crack lower Right wheat to rim
Stage K: Obverse is VLDS
Die break 3/4 way from upper to lower crack – VLDS
Stage L: Die chip in upper 9 of date – VLDS
Retained cud at lower Right wheat – VLDS

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