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Doubled Die Book
Vol. 1: 1909-1958
1909 VDDR-048, 48-R-III
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Die Stage and Markers
Description: Light spread on TE of UNITED, F of OF, TA of STATES, and M of AMERICA.
Reported by: Blaine Neupert

Comments: Reverse is RDV-004 (Deep cut N, no V. D. B.) / RDV-003 (Shallow cut N, no V. D. B).
Stage B Photos
E P of PLURIBUS PLU of PLURIBUS RIB of PLURIBUS
BUS of PLURIBUS UN of UNUM UM of UNUM
Left Wheat Tip Right Wheat Tip
 
Left Wheat Stem   Right Wheat Stem
UNI of UNITED TED of UNITED STA of STATES
TES of STATES OF AM of AMERICA
 
ERI of AMERICA ICA of AMERICA  
 
  Date Die Crack lower Right Wheat Grains to Rim
Stage C Photos
E P of PLURIBUS PLU of PLURIBUS RIB of PLURIBUS
BUS of PLURIBUS UN of UNUM UM of UNUM
Left Wheat Tip Right Wheat Tip
 
Left Wheat Stem   Right Wheat Stem
UNI of UNITED TED of UNITED STA of STATES
TES of STATES OF AM of AMERICA
 
ERI of AMERICA ICA of AMERICA  
 
Die Crack lower Left Wheat Grains to Rim   Die Crack lower Right Wheat Grains to Rim
Die Crack from Head to Rim Date Die Crack across Bust to Rim
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-???? DMR-0?? Stage A: EDS (unconfirmed)
Stage B: Die crack lower Right wheat grains to rim – MDS
Obverse is MDS
    Stage C: Die crack extends to lower E of STATES – LMDS
Die crack lower Left wheat grains to rim
Light die crack from head to rim through E of WE – LMDS
Light die crack bust to rim
    Stage D: LDS (unconfirmed)

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