1983 Type II Counter Clash CCL(T2)-1c-1983-02

Description

Representing a critical piece of diagnostic evidence for the 1983 Type II counter clash series, CCL(T2)-1c-1983-02 was discovered by Billy Crawford as an early die state specimen struck before the counter clash event occurred on the die that would become CCL(T2)-1c-1983-01. Crawford's identification of this pre-counter-clash state is significant because the die markers match perfectly with those on the counter-clashed examples, providing conclusive proof that the same die produced normal coins before the foreign-matter-mediated counter clash developed during its service life. This chronological pairing — pre-event and post-event specimens from the same die — offers researchers a rare opportunity to isolate the counter clash features by direct comparison, confirming which anomalies on later-state coins are attributable to the counter clash versus pre-existing die markers. The specimen comes from Billy Crawford's personal collection. In Type II counter clashes, foreign matter mediates the design transfer, and the timing of when this material enters the striking chamber determines when the counter clash evidence first appears on struck coins. Early die state specimens like this one serve as baseline references that validate the counter clash attribution on later-struck examples. Attribution by MadDieClashes.

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