1983 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - Typical Die Clash TDC-1C-1983-07

Description

The seventh and final entry in the typical die clash census for the 1983 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial cent, TDC-1C-1983-07 was submitted by Cliff Reuter, who contributed three of the seven cataloged die clash varieties for this date. Typical die clashes occur when the obverse and reverse dies contact each other without a planchet, and the transferred design impressions appear as faint raised marks on subsequently struck coins — reverse elements ghosting onto the obverse and obverse elements onto the reverse. Each die clash in the census represents a unique die pair, confirmed through the specific geometry and intensity of the transferred impressions. Cliff Reuter's systematic submission of three distinct 1983 die clash varieties — TDC-1C-1983-05 through TDC-1C-1983-07 — reflects the methodical die examination approach that has built the comprehensive census of 1983 Lincoln cent varieties. The seven-entry typical die clash census for 1983 Philadelphia is proportionate to the enormous production volume of that year, during which billions of cents were struck and hundreds of die pairs cycled through the coining presses. The high production tempo ensured frequent die contacts during planchet feeding interruptions, and each contact had the potential to create the transferred impressions documented across this census. Attribution by MadDieClashes.

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