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Die Stage Chart

Reported by: Unknown

Comments: S/S East.
Stage B Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Gouge under Y of LIBERTY No Die Chip on T of CENT
Stage C Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
No Die Crack from Lower B Die Gouge under Y of LIBERTY Die Crack on Shoulder
Die Chip on T of CENT Two Die Chips in Left Wheat Lines Die Break in Upper Left Wheat Grains
Die Chip in Lower Left Wheat Grains Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
Stage D Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Crack from Lower B Die Gouge through Lower Lapel No Die Break in Left Wheat
Stage E Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Cracks from B of LIBERTY Die Crack on Shoulder Die Gouge through Lower Lapel
No Die Chip on T of CENT
Stage F Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
 
Die Cracks from B of LIBERTY   Die Gouge through Lower Lapel
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-547 DMR-005 Stage A: EDS (unconfirmed)
Stage B: Short die gouge from shoulder under Y of LIBERTY – MDS
Reverse is MDS
Stage C: Die crack on shoulder fold – LDS
One small and one large die chip in Left wheat grains – LDS
One small and one medium die chip in Left wheat lines
Medium die chip outside Left wheat grains
Three small die chips in Right wheat grains
Medium die chip in Right wheat lines
Die crack lower Right wheat to rim
Medium die chip on T of CENT
UVC-548 DMR-006 Stage D: Die crack at lower left tip of B of LIBERTY – LDS
Die gouge from lapel to rim
Reverse die changed – EDS
Stage E: Die crack at top Left tip of B of LIBERTY – VLDS
Reverse is EDS
    Stage F: Long die gouge through lower vest – VLDS
Reverse is EMDS

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