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1969-D DDR-014, 14-R-II-C+V-CW from K-12:00
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Die Stages
Description: Light spread on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the stars under those letters with rotation on HALF DOLLAR, stars above, and the designer's initials.
Reported by: Larry Nienaber

Comments: RDV-003/ODV-002a (MDO).
Stage A Photos
U of UNITED N of UNITED I of UNITED
T of UNITED E of UNITED D of UNITED
ST of STATES TA of STATES A of STATES
ET of STATES E of STATES ES of STATES
O of OF F of OF AM of AMERICA
M AMERICA E of AMERICA R of AMERICA
I of AMERICA C of AMERICA CA of AMERICA
Upper Stars Upper Stars Upper Stars
Upper Stars Upper Stars Upper Stars
Upper Stars Upper Stars Upper Stars
Upper Stars Upper Stars Upper Stars
Designer's Initials Arrow Feathers Arrow Shafts
Lower Stars Lower Stars Lower Stars
Lower Stars Lower Stars Lower Stars
H of HALF A of HALF L of HALF
F of HALF D of DOLLAR O of DOLLAR
OL of DOLLAR LA of DOLLAR A of DOLLAR
R of DOLLAR God Mintmark
Stage B Photos
UN of UNITED IT of UNITED ED of UNITED
ST of STATES AT of STATES ES of STATES
OF AM of AMERICA ER of AMERICA
IC of AMERICA CA of AMERICA Designer's Initials
HA of HALF LF of HALF
DO of DOLLAR LL of DOLLAR AR of DOLLAR
Die Scratch between GOD and Bust Mintmark
Stage C Photos
UN of UNITED IT of UNITED ED of UNITED
ST of STATES AT of STATES ES of STATES
OF AM of AMERICA ER of AMERICA
IC of AMERICA CA of AMERICA Designer's Initials
HA of HALF LF of HALF
DO of DOLLAR LL of DOLLAR AR of DOLLAR
Mintmark
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-223 DMR-022 Stage A: Small die gouge next to the rim West of the first S of STATES – EDS
Obverse is EDS
Stage B: Reverse is MDS
Strong die scratch North-South between GOD and bust – MDS
UVC-598 DMR-024 Stage C: Die gouge West of the first S of STATES is very weak – LDS
Obverse die changed – EDS

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