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Die Stage Chart

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Comments: D/D South.
Stage A Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Horizontal Die Scratches through LIBERTY LIBE of LIBERTY RTY of LIBERTY
Vertical Die Scratches through BE Die Crack in Left Wheat Grains
Stage B Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
LIB of LIBERTY BER of LIBERTY Weak Die Scratches through RTY
Die Crack in Left Wheat Lines Die Crack in Left Wheat Grains
Stage C Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
LIB of LIBERTY BER of LIBERTY RTY of LIBERTY
Die Crack in Left Wheat Lines Die Break in Left Wheat Grains
Stage D Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
LIB of LIBERTY BER of LIBERTY RTY of LIBERTY
No Die Clash on N of CENT UNUM
Stage E Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Clash at Throat BER of LIBERTY RTY of LIBERTY
Die Clash on N of CENT Die Clash on Reverse
Stage F Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
No Die Clash at Throat Die Chip in Lower B of LIBERTY RTY of LIBERTY
No Die Clash on N of CENT No Die Clash on Reverse
Stage G Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
No Die Clash at Throat LIB of LIBERTY Die Break BIE
RTY of LIBERTY No Die Clash on N of CENT
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-566 DMR-002 Stage A: Strong secondary mintmark – EDS
Horizontal die scratches through LIBERTY
Vertical die scratches through BE of LIBERTY
Die crack in upper Left wheat grains – LDS
Stage B: Weak die scratches through LIBERTY – EMDS
Die crack in upper Left wheat grains extends to lines – LDS
Stage C: Obverse is MDS
Die break in upper Left wheat grains – VLDS
UVC-567 DMR-003 Stage D: Medium secondary mintmark – LMDS
Reverse die changed – EDS
Stage E: Weak secondary mintmark – LDS
Strong die clash at throat
Strong die clash through C of CENT – LDS
Strong die clash through N of CENT and E of ONE
Stage F: Die chip in lower B of LIBERTY – VLDS
Die clash abraded away on Obverse and Reverse – MDS
Stage G: Die break BIE – VLDS
Reverse is MDS

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