1914 Typical Die Clash TDC-5C-1914-01

Description

Documented by MadDieClashes, the TDC-5c-1914-01 is a typical die clash variety found on a 1914 Philadelphia Buffalo Nickel. Despite the host coin being in a lower circulated grade, the clash marks remain plainly evident, demonstrating the durability of die clash impressions which are struck into the die surface itself and transfer to every subsequent coin. The clash overlay shows the RIBUS of PLURIBUS and the word UNUM transferred in incuse form beneath the Indian chief's chin, while the Indian's throat line can be traced clashed through the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on the reverse — a common reciprocal pattern on Buffalo Nickels where the proximity of the chin to the motto creates predictable transfer locations when dies contact each other without a planchet. James Earle Fraser's Buffalo Nickel design, introduced in 1913, features a composite portrait of three Native American chiefs (Iron Tail, Two Moons, and Big Tree) on the obverse paired with Black Diamond, a bison from the Central Park Zoo, on the reverse. The 1914-P was struck in copper-nickel composition (75% copper, 25% nickel) at 5.0 grams and 21.2 mm diameter with a plain edge, and produced a mintage of 20,664,463 coins. Typical die clashes are distinguished from counter-clashes and progressive die clashes by their single-event nature and direct reciprocal transfer pattern.

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