LDB6-1995D-001 BIE Die Break

Description

Position 6 in the letter die break classification system places this variety at the outermost documented location between letters of LIBERTY, making LDB6 varieties among the least common in BIE catalogs. Cataloged as LDB6-1995D-001 on a 1995-D Lincoln Memorial Cent from Denver, this is the first documented die break at position 6 for the date, with Hardy Index cross-reference 95D-6SBHM. The year 1995 is notable in Lincoln Cent collecting for the dramatic 1995 doubled die obverse that brought mainstream attention to die varieties, and while BIE breaks lack the headline appeal of a major doubled die, they represent the same underlying phenomenon of die deterioration under production stress. The copper-plated zinc composition used since 1982 strikes differently than bronze, and die wear on zinc planchets creates its own stress concentration patterns between recessed letter channels. Position 6 represents the final cataloged location — breaks here are less frequently reported, making LDB6 varieties desirable to collectors pursuing comprehensive positional documentation. No additional cross-references beyond the Hardy system are published.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Earl Williams
• Cross reference: Hardy Index 95D-6SBHM. 09/30/2016.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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