early 99C with impressed checkering and 99E/S with double diamond checkering.
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The C is serial #11160xx, LBC 23T dom 1966
The E is serial #11813xx, LBC 13W dom 1969
They should both be T according to their serial numbers. Maybe the E got held at the factory a few years?

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