1982 Typical Die Clash TDC-10C-1982-01

Description

Preserving the characteristic ghost-like transfer of opposing die elements, this typical unabraded die clash on a 1982 Roosevelt Dime shows the full spectrum of clash evidence across both sides of the coin. The obverse displays transferred reverse elements including portions of the olive branches near Roosevelt's face, the PL from E PLURIBUS UNUM, and part of the torch flame — elements from the opposite die that were impressed into this die when the obverse and reverse dies struck each other without a planchet between them. The reverse correspondingly shows a strong outline of the Roosevelt portrait, the D from GOD, and a fragment of the date — obverse elements transferred during the same empty-chamber clash event. Strong die scratches behind ONE serve as reliable die markers for attribution. Cataloged by MadDieClashes as TDC-10c-1982-01, the "typical" designation distinguishes this from "counter" or "rotated" clashes where the dies meet at non-standard orientations. Die clashes occur when the coin press cycles without a planchet in the striking chamber, allowing the obverse and reverse dies to impact each other directly and transfer raised design elements in reverse (incuse) into the opposing die face. The 1982 date is also significant as the year the cent composition changed from bronze to copper-plated zinc.

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