DC-1c-1956-07 Die Chip

Description

Cataloged as Cohen Index 56-T22, this 1956 Lincoln Wheat Cent die chip is described as a "black arrow" die break occurring at the tie of Lincoln's jacket — a specific and visually distinctive breakpoint on the obverse. It is one of 41 varieties listed in the "DIE BREAKS AT TIE" section of Jean Cohen's 1969 reference work, "The Classification and Value of Errors on the Lincoln Cent," one of the foundational texts in Lincoln cent error and variety literature. The Cuds on Coins catalog designates this entry DC-1c-1956-07. Die chips at the tie location on Lincoln Wheat Cents are a well-documented class of late die state failures, arising as the high-relief collar detail of the portrait concentrates die stress during the striking process. The bronze composition of Wheat Cents — 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc — was used through 1958, and the 1956 Philadelphia issue represents a high-mintage late-series Wheat Cent date. Cohen Index 56-T22 places this chip in a precisely inventoried sequence alongside the other 40 tie-area die breaks from the same era.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Louis A
• Cross reference: Cohen Index 56-T22. This die chip “black arrow” is one of 41 “DIE BREAKS AT TIE” listed in the 1969 edition of “THE CLASSIFICATION AND VALUE OF ERRORS ON THE LINCOLN CENT” by Jean Cohen. 12/26/2019.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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