1983 Typical Die Clash TDC-10C-1983-01

Description

Preserving the full transfer impression from a die-on-die impact without an intervening planchet, this 1983 Philadelphia Mint Roosevelt Dime is cataloged as a typical unabraded die clash — meaning the clash marks were never polished away during post-incident die maintenance. The obverse reveals parts of the olive branches near Roosevelt's face, fragments of the letters PL from E PLURIBUS UNUM, and a portion of the torch transferred from the reverse die, while the reverse carries an outline of Roosevelt's portrait and the letter D from IN GOD WE TRUST. Die clashes occur when the press cycles without feeding a blank, allowing two hardened steel dies to make direct contact and each die to receive an incuse impression of the opposing design. The mint mark serves as a useful die marker for attribution. Philadelphia dimes in 1983 carried the P mint mark, a practice that had only begun in 1980 — prior to that year, Philadelphia coins bore no mint mark on dimes. Cataloged by MadDieClashes as TDC-10c-1983-01, this unabraded clash preserves unusually complete transfer details on both faces.

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