2014P-1DER-005T Trail Die Reverse

Description

Vivien Bullard's discovery, 2014P-1DER-005T documents a trail die reverse on the 2014 Philadelphia Lincoln Shield Cent — a specialized variety category where evidence of die alignment testing or trailing impression marks appear on production coins. Trail dies occur when a die creates unintended impressions outside the normal strike zone, leaving ghost-like traces of design elements in areas where they should not appear. Die markers place this at Stage A, with both the obverse and reverse at Late Early Die State (LEDS) — neither side showing any notable die markers beyond the trail die evidence itself, which means the die was relatively fresh when the trail impression was created. The absence of die cracks, chips, or gouges at LEDS confirms the die had not yet accumulated significant service wear when the trail die event occurred, suggesting it may have happened during die setup or early production adjustments. The 1DER designation within the Trail Dies classification system identifies this as a one-cent denomination reverse trail die, with the 005T suffix indicating it is the fifth cataloged variety of type T for 2014 Philadelphia cents. Cataloged by Trail Dies, this variety represents a specialized area of die variety research that documents production anomalies occurring during press setup and alignment rather than during sustained striking operations.

Die Markers

• Stage “A“, obverse is LEDS – none noted
• Reverse is LEDS – none noted

Attribution History

• Discovered by Vivien Bullard
• Expert attribution by Trail Dies

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