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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 7888604, member: 66&quot;]Since both sets of links I posted are now broken, here is a new set of images of some of the stages of the 1804 C-6 half cent rev.&nbsp; Only 7 stages this time.</p><p><img src="http://64.60.141.195/photos/70jpegs/201360N2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Manley 2.0&nbsp; This is an early die stage but even here much of the rev legend shows die cracks.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://64.60.141.195/photos/70jpegs/201361N2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Manley 4.5 early to mid die stage we have a retained cud forming under UN, a strong retained cud at ME, an additional radial crack at C.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://64.60.141.195/photos/70jpegs/201362N2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Manley 9.0 Mid to late stage full cuds from fraction to UN, to the left of A2, and over MERIC.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://64.60.141.195/photos/70jpegs/201363N2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Manley 9.5 Mid to late stage.&nbsp; Difficult to see but the area about I in UNITED is sinking. (This coin is double struck, that has nothing to do with the die stage.)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://[URL]http://64.60.141.195/photos/70jpegs/201364N2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://64.60.141.195/photos/70jpegs/201364N2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Manley 10.2 to 10.5&nbsp; mid to late die stage.&nbsp; Cud now extends over I in UNITED, and from MERCIA to below ribbon end.&nbsp; Die chipping at top left of M, hole above M is smaller than on M 10.2, but larger than on M 10.5.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://64.60.141.195/photos/70jpegs/201172N2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Manley 11.0 late die stage, cud extends over all of M.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://64.60.141.195/photos/70jpegs/201365N2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Manley 12.0 late die stage, retained cud developing over O.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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