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Mintmark Varieties:

1959-D RPM-001

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RPM Die Progression

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Die Stage and Markers

Value and Population

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Comments:  FS-501
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Stage B Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning
Magnified RPM Die Chips on Right Cornice and Roof
Die Chip on Column # 1
 		 Die Chips on Columns #10, 11, and 12
Stage C Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning
Magnified RPM Die Chips on Right Cornice and Roof
Die Chips on Columns # 1 and 2 Die Chips on Columns #10, 11, and 12
 
Stage D Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning
Magnified RPM Die Crack from Right Cornice to Roof
Die Chips on Columns # 1 and 2 Die Chips on Columns #10, 11, and 12
 
Stage E Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning
Magnified RPM Die Crack in Hair
No Die Chip on Column # 1 No Die Chip on Right Cornice and Roof
 
Stage F Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning
Magnified RPM
 		 Die Crack in Hair
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Die Stage and Markers Chart

 

Die Stages and Markers

UVC-607 DMR-002 Stage A: EDS (unconfirmed)
    Stage B: No secondary mintmark inside main mintmark – EMDS
Die chips on columns # 1, 9, 10, 11, and 12 – LMDS
Die chip on Right cornice and roof
    Stage C: Obverse is MDS
Die chip on column # 2 – LDS
Medium die break on column #12
    Stage D: Light die crack in hair – LMDS
Large die break on column #12 – VLDS
Large die break on Right cornice
Die crack from Right cornice tip to right roof tip
UVC-608 DMR-003 Stage E: Obverse is LDS
Reverse die changed  – MDS
    Stage F: Secondary mintmark inside main mintmark – VLDS
Reverse is LMDS

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Value and Population Guide

 

Value and Population

G

VG

F

VF

40

45

50

53

55

58

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70
Value      

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

12

15

25

45

100

200

      
                                           
Raw                                          
ANACS               1

2

1

3

 

2

31

127

129

27

2

 

 

 
NGC                

 

 

 

 

3

5

10

12

3

 

 

 

 
PCGS                

2

1

 

 

2

11

44

23

2

 

 

 

 
Totals               1

4

2 

3

 

7

47

181

164

32

2

 

 

443

 
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