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Die Stage Chart

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Comments: D/D Southwest.
Stage A Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Light Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
Stage B Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Light Die Crack over V. D. B. Die Chip on T of CENT Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
Stage C Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Cracks on Forehead Die Crack over V. D. B.
Die Chip on T of CENT Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
Stage D Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Cracks on Forehead Die Crack over V. D. B.
No Die Chip on T of CENT No Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
Stage E Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Cracks on Forehead Die Crack over V. D. B.
Die Chip in upper Left Wheat Grains No Die Chip on T of CENT
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-455 DMR-005 Stage A: Obverse is EDS
Light die crack Right wheat to rim – MDS
Stage B: Light die crack over V. D. B. – MDS
Die chip on T of CENT – LDS
Stage C: Die crack on forehead – LDS
Longer die crack over V. D. B.
Reverse is VLDS
UVC-456 DMR-006 Stage D: Obverse is LDS
Reverse die changed – EDS
Stage E: Stronger die crack on forehead – VLDS
Die crack in hair
Die chip in upper Left wheat grains – MDS

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