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1966 DDO-016, 16-O-III
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Die Stages
Description: Medium spread on profile, eye, ear, and designer's initials, and light spread on IN GOD WE TRUST and date.
Reported by: James Wiles

Comments: SMS.
Stage A Photos
Eye L of LIBERTY I of LIBERTY
Nose B of LIBERTY E of LIBERTY
Lips R of LIBERTY T of LIBERTY
Chin Y of LIBERTY IN
GO of GOD OD of GOD WE
TR of TRUST US of TRUST ST of TRUST
1 of Date 9 of Date First 6 of Date
Last 6 of Date Die Gouge East of Designer's Initials Die Scratch South from T of TRUST
Stage B Photos
Nose L of LIBERTY I of LIBERTY
Lips B of LIBERTY E of LIBERTY
Chin R of LIBERTY T of LIBERTY
Neck Y of LIBERTY IN
GO of GOD OD of GOD WE
TR of TRUST US of TRUST ST of TRUST
1 of Date 9 of Date First 6 of Date
Last 6 of Date Die Scratches from Nose Die Gouge East of Designer's Initials
Die Gouge in Lower R of AMERICA
Stage C Photos
Nose L of LIBERTY I of LIBERTY
Lips B of LIBERTY E of LIBERTY
Chin R of LIBERTY T of LIBERTY
Neck Y of LIBERTY IN
GO of GOD OD of GOD WE
TR of TRUST US of TRUST ST of TRUST
1 of Date 9 of Date First 6 of Date
Last 6 of Date Die Scratches from Nose Die Gouge East of Designer's Initials
Die Gouge in Lower R of AMERICA
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-090 DMR-018 Stage A: Small horizontal die gouge East of designer's initials – EDS
Die scratch South from lower serif of S of TRUST
Rust pits inside lower R of AMERICA – EMDS
Stage B: Three die scratches sweeping away from nose – MDS
Die scratch from S of TRUST is gone
Reverse is MDS
Stage C: Obverse and Reverse are LDS

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