1995P-1DER-002WS Trail Die Reverse

Description

Stage B die markers distinguish 1995P-1DER-002WS, a trail die reverse on the 1995 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial Cent that was documented at Mid Die State (MDS) on both obverse and reverse. The obverse carries a die gouge under the G of GOD, while the reverse shows a small die gouge under the U of UNITED — two specific attribution points that help distinguish this die pair from others producing trail die impressions. Trail die varieties on Lincoln Memorial Cents preserve evidence of the die alignment and setup process, where test impressions or partial strikes left residual design traces on the die face that subsequently transferred to production coins. Philadelphia produced approximately 6.4 billion cents in 1995, among the highest annual outputs in Lincoln Cent history, and the MDS classification for both dies indicates these particular dies had been in active service long enough to develop identifiable die gouges but had not yet reached the deterioration levels of late die state. The WS suffix in the classification number denotes a specific sub-category within the trail die taxonomy. Cataloged by Trail Dies, this variety on a 1995 Memorial Cent represents a mid-production die event rather than an initial setup artifact, as the MDS condition confirms significant striking had already occurred before the trail die impression was documented.

Die Markers

• Stage “B”, obverse is MDS – die gouge under G of GOD.
• Reverse is MDS – small die gouge under the U of UNITED.

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