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Die Stage Chart

Reported by: Unknown

Comments: D/D/D Northeast, East.
Stage A Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
No Die Crack on Shoulder
Stage B Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Crack Right Wheat Grains to Rim
Stage C Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Crack on Forehead Die Crack across Shoulder to Lapel
Stage D Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Cracks on Forehead Die Cracks on Shoulder to Lapel Die Crack on 9 of Date
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-3390 DMR-038 Stage A: Obverse and Reverse are EDS
Stage B: Obverse is MDS
Die crack lower Right wheat grains to rim – MDS
UVC-470 DMR-020 Stage C: Light die crack on forehead – LDS
Strong horizontal die crack on shoulder and lapel
Reverse die changed – LDS
Stage D: Second die crack on forehead – VLDS
Second die crack on shoulder
Reverse is VLDS

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