2008P(HI)-25DEO-002T Trail Die Obverse
Error
Description
Found by Bill Taschwer, the 2008P(HI)-25DEO-002T is a trail die obverse variety on the Philadelphia Mint Hawaii State Quarter. Trail die obverse varieties preserve remnants of a prior hub impression on the working die, creating faint secondary design traces. At Stage A, the obverse is at early die state with light diagonal die scratches visible around LIB of LIBERTY. The reverse is also at EDS, carrying a diagonal die scratch over the 2 of the date. The Hawaii State Quarter reverse features King Kamehameha I and the Hawaiian Islands, making this a distinctive host design for trail die attribution. The diagonal scratch patterns on both sides, around LIBERTY on the obverse and at the date on the reverse, provide accessible early-die-state diagnostics for this state quarter trail die variety.
Die Markers
- Stage "A", obverse is EDS – light diagonal die scratches are seen around the LIB of LIBERTY.
- Reverse is EDS – a diagonal die scratch is seen over the 2 of the date.
Attribution History
- Discovered by Bill Taschwer
- Expert attribution by Trail Dies
External References
Additional Notes
This die was found by Bill Taschwer.
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