1953(CAN)-5DEO-001T       000° & 180°

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DESCRIPTION: Trail lines are seen from ZABE of ELIZABETH,

the RATIA of GRATIA and the letters of REGINA. Also seen are

faint trails from the denticles. This is a dual direction trail die with a

direction of 000 degrees and 180 degrees seen. This coin is

also coupled with a reverse trail die.

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DIE MARKERS: Stage “B”, obverse is MDS – die breaks in the

                                               dentiles between ELIZABETH and

                                               REGINA.

                                               Reverse is MDS – reverse trail die

                                               1953(CAN)-5DER-001T.

NOTE: This die was found by Shane Cook of Washington.

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1953(CAN)-5DER-001T           050°

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DESCRIPTION: Strong trail lines are seen from the lower left

side denticles, the CAN of CANADA and from the 1 and the 5

of the date. The offset direction is 050 degrees. This die is

coupled with the obverse trail die 1953(CAN)-5DEO-001T.

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DIE MARKERS: Stage “B”, obverse is MDS – 1953(CAN)-5DEO-

                                               001T

                                               Reverse is MDS – die scratches through

                                               the designer’s initials. Die scratches on

                                               the right side of the second A in CANADA.

NOTE: This die was found by Shane Cook of Washington.

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2006(INDIA)-100(R)DER-001T    030°

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DESCRIPTION: Sharp, moderate trails are seen on the reverse die
of this 2006 Jagat Guru Shree Narayan Gurudev, 100 Rupee coin
from India. The letters in INDIA and RUPEE show trails with an offset
direction of 030 degrees as does the top script line on the opposite
side of the die. This is a commemorative coin from a two piece set.

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DIE MARKS: None were noted on either die. 
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NOTE: This die was found by Susan Headley of Illinois  

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1971(Mex)-1(P)DEO-001T          010°

1971(Mex)-1(P)DER-001T          340°

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DESCRIPTION: Trail lines on the obverse die are seen on the

bottom of the letters in UN PESO. The offset direction is 010

degrees for the obverse die. The reverse die shows trails from

the top left corners on the letters of MEXICANOS. Also seen are

short trail lines in the underside of the left wing of the eagle. The

offset direction for these trail lines is 340 degrees. 
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DIE MARKERS: Stage “C”, est. to be LDS – none noted  
                                               est. to be LDS – none noted  
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NOTES: While all three of the Mexican obverse and reverse

dies appear to be similar, they have small differences that do

set them all apart. 
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This die was found by Louis Fan of California.

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1971(Mex)-1(P)DEO-002T          005°
1971(Mex)-1(P)DER-002T          020°

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DESCRIPTION: Trail lines on the obverse die are seen on the

bottom of the letters in UN PESO; however, there is a slight

difference in the offset direction. In this case it is 005 degrees.

The reverse die has trail lines on UNIDOS and ESTDOS with an

offset direction of 020 degrees.

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DIE MARKERS: Stage “C”, est. to be LDS – none noted.

                                               est. to be LDS – heavy die scratch on

                                               the lower part of the O in MEXICANOS.
NOTE: This die was found by Louis Fan.

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1971(Mex)-1(P)DER-003T          000°

1971(Mex)-1(P)DER-003T          000°

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 DESCRIPTION: Trail lines on the obverse die are seen on the

 letters P and E of PESO. Again, there is a slight difference in

the offset direction. This time it is 000 degrees. The reverse

die has trail lines affecting the letters in MEXICANOS with an

offset direction of 000 degrees.

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DIE MARKERS: Stage “B”, est. to be MDS - none noted.

                                               est. to be MDS – short vertical die

                                               scratches are seen on the body of the

                                               rattle snake. 
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NOTE: This die was found by Louis Fan

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1869(URU)-4(cen)DEO-001T     180°

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DESCRIPTION: Moderate trail lines are seen on the EPUB of

REPUBLICA. The offset direction is 180 degrees. The coin is

from Uruguay and is a 4 centesimos denomination.

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DIE MARKERS: Stage “B”, obverse is MDS – obverse die has a

                                               Class V doubled die. 
                                               Reverse is MDS – none noted

NOTE: This die was found by Kurt Story of California.