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Die Stage Chart

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Comments: S/S Northwest.
Stage B Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Clash at Throat Die Scratches above LIBERTY Die Scratches above Date
No Die Crack on Shoulder UNUM
Stage C Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Clash at Throat Die Scratches above LIBERTY
Die Crack on Shoulder UNUM
Stage D Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Clash at Throat Die Crack Shoulder to Rim Heavy Die Crack from Upper Right Wheat Grains to Rim
Stage E Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Clash at Throat No Die Crack BIE No Die Scratches above Date
Die Crack Shoulder to Rim UNUM
Stage F Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
No Die Crack BIE Die Crack Shoulder to Rim Retained Cud on Left Wheat Ear
Stage G Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Clash at Throat Worn Away Die Crack BIE UNUM
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-400 DMR-006 Stage A: EDS (unconfirmed)
Stage B: Medium secondary mintmark shows upper serif – MDS
Die scratches North-South through date and LIBERTY
Die clash at throat
Reverse is MDS
Stage C: Light die crack on shoulder – LMDS
Reverse is LMDS
UVC-3433 DMR-024 Stage D: Heavy but mushy die gouge from 9 to vest – LDS
Die crack from shoulder to rim
Reverse die changed – MDS
Heavy die crack upper Right wheat grains to rim
UVC-401 DMR-007 Stage E: Weak secondary mintmark shows upper serif – VLDS
Reverse die changed – MDS
Stage F: Obverse is VVLDS
Reverse is LISTED as CUD LC-51S-1R Ret – LDS
UVC-1190 DMR-021 Stage G: Light die crack lower BE of LIBERTY – VVLDS
Reverse die changed – EDS

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