1995P-1DEO-012T Trail Die Obverse

Description

Late die state diagnostics define this twelfth trail die obverse for the 1995 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial Cent. At Stage "C", the obverse is LDS with a die gouge in the middle of the U in TRUST, and the reverse has also reached LDS. Trail dies form when a ghost-like secondary image appears displaced from the primary design, caused by an impression transfer event during die preparation. By 1995 Philadelphia produced billions of cents annually on high-speed presses that placed extreme demands on each die pair. Cataloged by Trail Dies under the 1DEO-012T designation.

Die Markers

• Stage “C“, obverse is LDS – A die gouge is seen in the middle of the U in TRUST
• Reverse is LDS –

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