LDB6-1995-003 BIE Die Break

Description

Third BIE die break at Hardy position 6 for the 1995 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial Cent, this variety shares the Hardy Index classification 95P-6SCHM with other position 6 breaks from this date, differentiated by its individual catalog number within the Cuds on Coins registry. Documented on October 15, 2018, the three-year gap between this entry and the earlier position 6 breaks for 1995-P suggests that new varieties continued to surface as collectors searched through accumulated material. Hardy position 6 occupies a specific zone within the LIBERTY inscription that differs from the more prolific position 4, and the SCHM suffix provides sublocation precision that enables differentiation among the multiple breaks cataloged at this position. The 1995 Philadelphia cent's association with the famous 1995 doubled die obverse ensures that vast quantities of this date have been examined under magnification by searchers hoping to find the DDO — and in the process, many BIE die breaks, die chips, and other die deterioration varieties have been identified and cataloged as secondary discoveries. The Memorial reverse design, with Frank Gasparro's rendering of the Lincoln Memorial introduced in 1959, does not directly influence BIE formation on the obverse, but the overall die production parameters — steel composition, hardness, press speed, and die life management — remained consistent factors throughout the Memorial era. Cuds on Coins maintains this variety in their comprehensive BIE registry, contributing to the cross-era documentation that allows researchers to compare die break frequency between Wheat, Memorial, and Shield periods of Lincoln Cent production.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Vivien Bullard
• Cross reference: Hardy Index 95P-6SCHM. 10/15/2018.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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