1988 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - P-1DER-008T Trail Die Reverse
Error
Description
1988P-1DER-008T has trails on the tops of the letters in the motto and one more line from the final S of STATES, aimed at 350°, just west of north. The number joins 1988P (Philadelphia date), 1 (cent), DER (design extension reverse), 008 (file) and T (trails). TrailDies later filed a near match, 1988P-1DER-014T, with the same layout pointing a little differently; on this one, check STATES, where a diagonal scratch links the E and S and a faint scratch leaves the side of the first T. Both sides are early, and nothing is noted on the obverse. Jean Lee found it. Trails are normally attributed to the die having been polished with a rotary buff, though some attribute them to the die moving against the hub.
Die Markers
- Stage “A”, obverse is EDS – none noted
- Reverse is EDS – a diagonal die scratch is seen from the E to the S of STATES. Also seen is another faint side scratch from the first T of STATES.
External References
Additional Notes
This die was found by Jean Lee.
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