I don’t think it’s a FS-501. The location of your mint mark appears wrong. The FS-501 is higher and further to the right.
It appears to be the same. The location looks right, interior mark above the lower ball serif looks the same, and the two converging die scratches...
Look closely at the die scratches above the E in quarter. Yours may be a different die stage therefore the obverse die may or may not be the same.
Looks a lot like this: [ATTACH]
Appears to be a S/S East or rotated. Can you post full pictures of obverse and reverse?
The mint mark is correct and yes, that is a die crack at the right bottom of Monticello.
I can’t tell from your pictures. Check it out here: http://varietyvista.com/01a%20LC%20Doubled%20Dies%20Vol%201/DDO%201944.htm
It’s not inverted. It’s a MMS-006 1944-1946. 1946 has an inverted MM....
Same here.
Not a die crack. Looks like PMD.
What areas do you think there might be doubling?
Damage. You can see the metal movement from a hit. Cool looking though! I’d probably keep it.
Unfortunately not a DDR, it’s DDD from a worn die.:(
Like I said. The pictures are to blurry for me to make anything out.
Your pictures are blurry on my end. They all appear polished and damaged.
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