1904 Atypical Die Clash ADC-1C-1904-01

Description

First cataloged atypical die clash for the 1904 Indian Head Cent, ADC-1C-1904-01 documents a clash event departing from the standard pattern seen in typical clashes. In a typical die clash, the obverse and reverse dies strike each other directly when no planchet is present, leaving predictable mirror-image ghost impressions. An atypical die clash involves an intervening element — such as a previously struck coin or a planchet fragment — producing transferred design impressions in unexpected locations or orientations that do not match normal die-to-die alignment. MadDieClashes catalogs these under the ADC prefix, distinguishing them from TDC-prefixed typical clashes. James Barton Longacre designed the Indian Head Cent in 1859, placing a Liberty figure wearing a Native American feathered headdress on the obverse with an oak wreath and shield on the reverse. By 1904, the design was forty-five years into its fifty-year run, struck at Philadelphia on 95% copper planchets at 19mm. Examine both sides for anomalous transferred design elements distinguishing this atypical clash from standard patterns.

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