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jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 12/17/2016 10:44 am Got this coin from CCF Secret Santa. I posted the pic with the as a 1938S-1MM-002, Stage C as indicated in the E-book. The question was asked what does the Stage designation indicate. I assume it has something to do with the age of the die but this Stage C coin had the reverse die changed (I am assuming that the previous reverse die broke, the earlier stage reverses were cracked). I could not find any definitions on the ebook site. So, can someone clarify? Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/17/2016 1:29 pm Quote: Stage A: Very weak secondary mintmark - EDS, scarce Die crack Left wheat lines to rim - LMDS Die crack upper Right wheat grains to rim Die break in Right wheat grains Stage B: Obverse is MDS Reverse is LDS Stage C: Strong secondary mintmark - MDS Reverse die changed - MDS Stages are event that have changed from the previous stage. Die cracks, die scratches, die changes, clashes, events that they have noted on the use of a die pair. Note the notion of the die states. This die has a die that was a later die state, then changed to continue use of the obverse die. So events that happen during the dies life. Stage D: Strong secondary mintmark - LDS Die gouge Left wheat tip to E of E PLURIBUS UNUM - LDS Stage E: Obverse and Reverse are VLDS Report this Post to the Staff
Dustin6 Pillar of the Community United States 3516 Posts	Posted 12/17/2016 2:17 pm with coop. Changes in the dies life Report this Post to the Staff
jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 12/17/2016 3:16 pm Thanks coop. Report this Post to the Staff
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