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Doubled Die Book
Vol. 1: 1909-1958
1943-D DDR-002, 2-R-II-C+VI
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Die Stage and Markers
Description: Medium spread on E PLURIBUS UNUM, upper wheat ears, and Right stem.
Reported by: Jim Hale, Harry Ellis

Comments:
Stage A Photos
E P of PLURIBUS PLU of PLURIBUS RIB of PLURIBUS
BUS of PLURIBUS UN of UNUM UM of UNUM
Left Wheat Tip O of ONE Right Wheat Tip
Left Wheat Stem N of ONE Right Wheat Stem
AM of AMERICA ERI of AMERICA ICA of AMERICA
Die Cracks on Shoulder Die Crack on Lapel Die Crack on Forehead
Date and Mintmark
Stage C Photos
E P of PLURIBUS PLU of PLURIBUS RIB of PLURIBUS
BUS of PLURIBUS UN of UNUM UM of UNUM
Left Wheat Tip ERI of AMERICA Right Wheat Tip
Left Wheat Stem Date and Mintmark Right Wheat Stem
Die Crack from Left Wheat Lines to Rim Die Crack from O of ONE to Rim Die Crack from N of ONE to Rim
Die Break on T of CENT Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
No Die Crack on Forehead Die Crack across Shoulder Die Crack across Lapel
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-1580 DMR-030 Stage A: Die gouge dot in C of AMERICA – EDS
Die cracks on forehead – MDS
Die crack across lower lapel to shoulder
Light die cracks on shoulder
Stage B: Die break on T of CENT – MDS
Die crack from N of ONE Northwest to rim between LU of PLURIBUS
Die crack from upper Left wheat lines to rim
Die crack from O on ONE North to rim through L of PLURIBUS
Reverse is LDS
UVC-1588 DMR-038 Stage C: Die crack from lower Right wheat to rim – MDS
Obverse die changed – MDS
Die crack Southeast across shoulder to rim
Die crack across lower lapel
Stage D: LDS (unconfirmed)

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