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Die Stage Chart

Reported by: James Wiles

Comments: S/S West.
Stage A Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Light Die gouge on Lower Lapel Die Gouge between UNITED & STATES No Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
Stage B Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Light Die Gouge on Lower Lapel Light Die Gouge between UNITED & STATES Die Break Right Wheat to Rim
Stage C Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
No BIE Die Chip Light Die Gouge on Lower Lapel Die Gouge through M of UNUM
Light Die Crack in Right Wheat Grains
Stage D Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Light Die Gouge on Lower Lapel Die Chip BIE
Die Gouge through E of EPU Die Crack Northwest from E of ONE Die Gouge through M of UNUM
   
    Die Crack from Right Wheat to Rim
Stage E Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Chip BIE Light Die Crack in Hair Die Gouge on Lapel Gone
Die Gouge through E of EPU Die Crack Northwest from E of ONE Die Gouge through M of UNUM
 
Die Crack in Left Wheat Grains   Stronger Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
Stage F Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Crack in Hair Die Chip BIE Die Crack Northwest from E of ONE
Die Gouge through E of EPU Die Gouge through M of UNUM Die Crack in Right Wheat Grains
 
Die Crack in Left Wheat Grains   Die Break in Right Wheat Grains
Stage G Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Low Die Break in Lower First 5 Die Chip BIE Die Crack Northwest from E of ONE
Die Gouge through E of EPU Die Gouge through M of UNUM
Die Crack in Left Wheat Grains Second Die Chip in Right Wheat Grains Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
Stage H Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
 
Die Break in Lower First 5 Die Chip BIE  
Die Gouge through E of EPU Die Crack Northwest from E of ONE Die Gouge through M of UNUM
Die Crack in Left Wheat Grains Second Die Chip in Right Wheat Grains Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
Stage I Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Crack in Hair Die Chip BIE Die Break in Lower First 5
 
Die Gouge through E of EPU   Die Gouge through M of UNUM
Die Crack in Left Wheat Second Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
Die Crack Left Wheat to Rim Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
Stage J Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Crack in Hair Die Chip BIE Die Break in Lower First 5
 
Die Gouge through E of EPU   Die Gouge through M of UNUM
Die Crack in Left Wheat Die Crack Northwest from E of ONE
Die Crack Left Wheat to Rim Retained Cud on Right Wheat
Stage K Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Crack in Hair Die Chip BIE Die Break in Lower First 5
No Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
Stage L Photos
Date and Mintmark Mintmark Positioning Magnified RPM
Die Crack in Hair Large Die Break BIE Die Break in Lower First 5
No Die Crack Right Wheat to Rim
Die Stage and Markers Chart
Die Stages and Markers
UVC-1068 DMR-009 Stage A: Short, strong, horizontal die gouge on lapel fold – EDS
Die gouge between D of UNITED and S of STATES – EDS
Stage B: Light die gouge on lapel fold – MDS
Die break lower Right wheat to rim – MDS
UVC-549 DMR-007 Stage C: Obverse is MDS
Reverse die changed – MDS
Die gouge through upper M of UNUM
Light die crack in lower Right wheat grains
Stage D: Die crack BIE of LIBERTY – LDS
Die gouge through E of EPU – LDS
Die crack in Right wheat grains extends to rim
Die crack Northwest tip of E of ONE
Stage E: Light die crack in hair – LDS
Die crack in Left wheat grains – LDS
Strong die crack Right wheat to rim
Stage F: Obverse is LDS
Large die chip in Right wheat grains – LDS
    Stage G: Light mound die chip in lower first 5 of date – VLDS
Two die chips in Right wheat grains – VLDS
Stage H: Die chip in lower first 5 of date – VLDS
Reverse is VLDS
Stage I: Obverse is VLDS
Second die crack from lower Right wheat to rim – VLDS
Die crack from lower Left wheat to rim
Stage J: Obverse is VLDS
Retained cud on Right wheat – VLDS
UVC-550 DMR-008 Stage K: Obverse is VLDS
Reverse die changed – EDS
Stage L: Die break BIE of LIBERTY – VLDS
Reverse is EMDS

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