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Die Stages
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Comments: D/D West. FS-501.
Stage A Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Light Die Gouge from Designer's Initials No Die Chip on Column #12
Stage B Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
No Die Crack in Hair Die Chip on Column #12 Die Gouge is almost Worn Away
Stage C Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Light Die Crack in Hair Die Chips on Column #11 and #12 Die Chips on Right Cornice
Stage D Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Light Die Crack in Hair Die Scratches on Obverse Die Scratches on Obverse
Die Break on Column #12 Die Breaks on Right Cornice
Stage E Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Light Die Crack in Hair Die Break on Columns #11 and #12 Die Break at Right Eave and Tip
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-912 DMR-002 Stage A: Obverse is EDS
Die gouge Northeast from FG – EDS
Stage B: Obverse is MDS
Small die chip on column #12 – MDS
Stage C: Light die crack North-South in hair – LMDS
Medium die chip on column #12 – LMDS
Die chip on column #11
Small die chip on Right cornice
Stage D: Die scratches Northeast on Obverse – LDS
Small die break on column #12 – LDS
Depression at Right eave tip
Stage E: Obverse is VLDS
Die chip at Right eave tip – VLDS
Die chip at Right eave
Die break on column # 1, 11, and 12

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