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• Circular cuts are by far the hardest to identify. There are many different cuts, many of which are very similar to one another. As you examine the thumbnails, you will see that one has to look very closely to detect the subtle piece differences.
• Many (perhaps all) of the Circular puzzles come in multiple different cuts.
• Each Thumbnail is taken from the center of the puzzle.
• Every Circular puzzle is about 20-1/4" to 20-3/8" in diameter.
• Confirmed Circular piece counts: 455, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 506, 508, 509, 510, 512.

Basic Cuts   Fused Cut Variations

Basic Cuts
DC455 Pieces: 455 Backing:  Green (1965-1967)  Confirmed Puzzles: 26 Ring Count: 78-82-69-55-51-40-32-26-14-7-1	DC501A Pieces: 501 Backing:  Green (1965-1967)  Confirmed Puzzles: 16 Ring Count: 88-85-77-64-56-47-37-26-14-7 * Fused Cut Variations: DC501AFP (500 pieces) DC501AFP2 (499 pieces)	DC501B Pieces: 501 Backing:  Red (1965-1968)  Confirmed Puzzles: 18 Ring Count: 92-89-72-65-56-45-36-24-15-7 * Fused Cut Variations: DC501BFP (500 pieces)
DC501C Pieces: 501 Backing:  Red (1965-1969)  Confirmed Puzzles: 23 Ring Count: 91-89-73-64-54-45-36-27-16-6	DC502 Pieces: 502 Backing:  Red (1965-1973)  Confirmed Puzzles: 28 Ring Count: 91-88-74-64-55-45-36-27-16-6 * Fused Cut Variations: DC502FP (501 pieces) DC502FP2 (500 pieces)	DC503 Pieces: 503 Backing:  Red (1965-1973)  or  Green (1973)  Confirmed Puzzles: 35 Ring Count: 90-90-72-64-54-45-36-27-18-7 * Fused Cut Variations: DC503FP (502 pieces)
DC506 Pieces: 506 Backing:  Black (1964-1966)  or  Green (1964-1966)  Confirmed Puzzles: 24 Ring Count: 89-88-78-65-58-47-34-28-12-6-1	DC509 Pieces: 509 Backing:  Black (1964-1965)  Confirmed Puzzles: 2 Ring Count: 89-88-78-67-59-47-34-28-12-6-1 * Fused Cut Variations: DC509FP (508 pieces)	DC510A Pieces: 510 Backing:  Pastel Blue (1964)  or  Green (1964-1965)  Confirmed Puzzles: 14 Ring Count: 89-88-78-67-60-47-34-28-12-6-1 * At first glance, this cut appears to be identical to DC510C, but there are subtle differences, and the pieces are not interchangeable. See the Border Cut for a side by side comparision.
DC510B Pieces: 510 Backing:  Green (1964-1965)  Confirmed Puzzles: 18 Ring Count: 89-88-78-67-60-47-34-28-12-6-1	DC510C Pieces: 510 Backing:  Green (1965-1966)  or  Black (1966)  Confirmed Puzzles: 16 Ring Count: 89-88-78-67-60-47-34-28-12-6-1 * At first glance, this cut appears to be identical to DC510A, but there are subtle differences, and the pieces are not interchangeable. See the Border Cut for a side by side comparision.	DC512 Pieces: 512 Backing:  Green (1964-1965)  Confirmed Puzzles: 21 Ring Count: 89-88-78-67-60-47-34-28-14-6-1

Fused Cut Variations

A fused piece occurs when a small piece of a puzzle die breaks. Each of these cuts is identical to its corresponding Basic Cut above, except for 1 or more fused pieces.

DC501AFP Pieces: 500 Backing:  Red (1966-1967)  Confirmed Puzzles: 4 Ring Count: 88-85-77-64-55-47-37-26-14-7 * Discovered by Irwin Feig Photo: DC501A vs DC501AFP This cut matches DC501A exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs in the 5th ring from the outside).

DC501AFP2 Pieces: 499 Backing:  Red (1966,1968)  or  Green (1967)  Confirmed Puzzles: 3 Ring Count: 88-85-77-64-55-47-37-26-13-7 * Discovered by Dottie Fitzwater Photo: DC501A vs DC501AFP2 This cut matches DC501A exactly, except for 2 pairs of fused pieces (occurs in the 5th and 9th rings from the outside) (top and bottom photos respectively).

DC501BFP Pieces: 500 Backing:  Red (1965-1968)  Confirmed Puzzles: 6 Ring Count: 92-88-72-65-56-45-36-24-15-7 * Discovered by Suzanne Orr Photo: DC501B vs DC501BFP This cut matches DC501B exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs in the 2nd ring from the outside).

DC502FP Pieces: 501 Backing:  Red (1968-1973)  Confirmed Puzzles: 21 Ring Count: 91-88-73-64-55-45-36-27-16-6 Photo: DC502 vs DC502FP This cut matches DC502 exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs in the 3rd ring from the outside).

DC502FP2 Pieces: 500 Backing:  Red (1972)  Confirmed Puzzles: 2 Ring Count: 91-88-72-64-55-45-36-27-16-6 * Discovered by Suzanne Orr Photo: DC502 vs DC502FP2 This cut matches DC502 exactly, except for 3 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs in the 3rd ring from the outside).

DC503FP Pieces: 502 Backing:  Red (1973)  Confirmed Puzzles: 1 Ring Count: 89-90-72-64-54-45-36-27-18-7 Photo: DC503 vs DC503FP This cut matches DC503 exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs in puzzle border). Note how the pieces are cut only part way through, and how the cut has become misaligned.

DC509FP Pieces: 508 Backing:  Black (1965)  Confirmed Puzzles: 10 Ring Count: 89-88-78-67-58-47-34-28-12-6-1 * Discovered by Suzanne Orr Photo: DC509 vs DC509FP This cut matches DC509 exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs in the 5th ring from the outside).

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