1994D-1DER-009WS Trail Die Reverse

Description

Reaching Stage C — a late die state — the 1994D-1DER-009WS wavy-step trail die reverse on the 1994 Denver Lincoln Memorial cent shows evidence of extended die service on both sides of the coin. Cataloged by Trail Dies, this variety's late die state designation means the die had been in production long enough for wear and deterioration to advance significantly beyond the mid-die-state baseline. The obverse at late die state features a die gouge above the B in LIBERTY, while the reverse at late die state shows die scratches above the N and T of CENT and a die gouge to the left of the D in UNITED. The concentration of multiple reverse markers — scratches above two adjacent letters in CENT plus a gouge near UNITED — provides a rich attribution profile for this die. Late-die-state trail dies are of particular interest because the wavy-step effect on the Memorial staircase may become more pronounced as the die wears, potentially making the trail die phenomenon easier to observe on coins struck later in the die's production run.

Die Markers

• Stage “C”, obverse is LDS – die gouge above the B in LIBERTY
• Reverse is LDS – die scratches above the N and T of CENT. Die gouge to the left of the D in UNITED.

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