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missing the R B S in pluribs. Would this be filled dies? I dont see tooling marks if someone removed the letters.
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Might be a minor Greaser. I'd check the reverse for a DDR. EPU looks thicker than normal. https://doubleddie.com/395701.html
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Most likely a Grease Filled Die issue.
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I'd check the reverse for a DDR.
with EnV on that...the dot between E and Plu... looks oblong to me.
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Definitly is a DDO! Nice oblong dot and fat letters on the bottoms..
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hard to tell with the environmental wear. signs of die cracks are mostly gone. looks like DDR-015
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Doesn't look like WDDR-015. Check WDDR-006 and WDDR-008. If you can, try finding and matching the die markers.
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Found evidence of the die cracks on the reverse E and second U
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Nice DDR.
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thanks all
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