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1968-D DDR-001, 1-R-V-CW from K-7
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Die Stage and Markers
Description: Medium spread on STATES of AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and designer's initials.
Reported by: James Wiles

Comments: FS-801 (027.4).
Stage A 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 E P of PLURIBUS
PLU of PLURIBUS RIB of PLURIBUS BUS of PLURIBUS
UN of UNUM UM of UNUM Designer's Initials
O of ONE N of ONE E of ONE
C of CENT E of CENT N of CENT
T of CENT Date and Mintmark No Die Crack on Forehead
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 E P of PLURIBUS
PLU of PLURIBUS RIB of PLURIBUS BUS of PLURIBUS
UN of UNUM UM of UNUM
Lower Left Building Edge Designer's Initials
O of ONE N of ONE E of ONE
C of CENT E of CENT N of CENT
T of CENT Date and Mintmark Die Crack on Forehead
No Die Clash in Bay # 9
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 E P of PLURIBUS
PLU of PLURIBUS RIB of PLURIBUS BUS of PLURIBUS
UN of UNUM UM of UNUM
Lower Left Building Edge Designer's Initials
O of ONE N of ONE E of ONE
C of CENT E of CENT N of CENT
T of CENT Date and Mintmark No Die Crack on Forehead
Die Clash in Bay # 9
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-2210 DMR-012 Stage A: Obverse and Reverse are EDS
Stage B: Reverse is EMDS
Medium die crack across forehead – EMDS
UVC-2211 DMR-013 Stage C: Die scratches South-Southeast across Reverse – LMDS
Die clash in bay 9
Obverse die changed – EMDS
Die scratches East-West on Obverse
Stage D: LDS (unconfirmed)

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