1995D-1DER-008WS Trail Die Reverse

Description

Cataloged as 1995D-1DER-008WS, this trail die reverse variety on the 1995 Denver Lincoln Memorial Cent shows trail lines created when the die shifted slightly during the hubbing process, leaving faint displaced impressions of design elements. Die markers place this at Stage A in late early die state, with no notable obverse markers at this stage. The reverse at LEDS displays two small die dots in bay number 10 of the Lincoln Memorial and two additional small die dots to the lower right of the I in AMERICA. These four die dots across two locations provide reliable attribution points because they persist as fixed features of this specific reverse die. Trail die varieties differ from doubled dies in their mechanism: rather than a distinct second hub impression, trail lines result from lateral movement during a single hubbing operation, producing characteristically different visual effects under magnification. The 1995-D Lincoln Memorial Cent was struck during the final decade of Gasparro's Memorial reverse, and trail die research on this series has documented numerous examples across multiple dates and mints.

Die Markers

• Stage “A”, obverse id LEDS – none noted.
• Reverse is LEDS – two small die dots in bay # 10. Two small die dots are seen to the lower right of the I in AMERICA.

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