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Die Stages
Reported by: James Wiles

Comments: D/D West.
Stage A Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Scratch through 1 of Date
Stage B Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Scratch through 1 of Date
Stage C Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Gouge on Obverse Die Chips on Column # 1 Die Chips on Column #12
Die Chip on Left Base
Stage D Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Gouge on Obverse Die Chips on Column # 1 Die Chips on Column #12
Die Chip on Left Base
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-882 DMR-010 Stage A: Light horizontal die scratch through 1 of date – EDS
Reverse is EDS
Stage B: Obverse and Reverse are EMDS
Stage C: Strong vertical die gouge East of mintmark – LDS
Die scratches North-South on Obverse
Die break on Left base – LDS
Small die chips on columns # 1 and 12
    Stage D: Weak vertical die gouge East of mintmark – LDS
Reverse is LDS

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