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Doubled Die Book
Vol. 1: 1938-1959
1943-S DDO-005, 5-O-I-CCW
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Die Stage Chart
Description: Strong spread on IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, star, and date.
Reported by: James Wiles, Frank Baumann

Comments:
Stage A Photos
IN GO of GOD OD of GOD
WE TR of TRUST US of TRUST
ST of TRUST LIB of LIBERTY ER of LIBERTY
TY of LIBERTY Star
19 of Date 43 of Date Mintmark Positioning
Stage B Photos
IN GO of GOD OD of GOD
WE TR of TRUST US of TRUST
ST of TRUST LIB of LIBERTY ER of LIBERTY
TY of LIBERTY Star Mintmark Positioning
19 of Date 43 of Date Die Crack over Right Roof
Stage C Photos
IN GO of GOD OD of GOD
W of WE E of WE TR of TRUST
RU of TRUST US of TRUST ST of TRUST
LIB of LIBERTY ER of LIBERTY TY of LIBERTY
19 of Date 43 of Date Mintmark
Die Scratches on Obverse No Die Crack in Hiar
Stage D Photos
IN G of GOD O of GOD
OD of GOD W of WE E of WE
TR of TRUST US of TRUST ST of TRUST
LIB of LIBERTY ER of LIBERTY TY of LIBERTY
19 of Date 43 of Date Mintmark
Die Cracks in Hair Die Crack on Bust
Die Crack down Right Dome Die Crack to Steps between Pillars # 2 and # 3 Die Crack through N of UNUM
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-1646 DMR-041 Stage A: Obverse and Reverse are EDS
UVC-0745 DMR-019 Stage B: Obverse is EMDS
Reverse die changed – MDS
Light die crack over Right roof
Stage C: Die scratches North-South on Obverse – MDS
Reverse is LMDS
Stage D: Two die cracks in upper hair – LDS
Die crack across shoulder
Die crack South from rim through the Left leg of the N of UNUM – LDS
Die crack from Right dome just to the Right of the window
Die crack South from center dome to steps just to the Right of pillar # 2

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