1992D-1DER-008WST Trail Die Reverse
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Description
This is an excellent example of a dual direction trail die. The die shows movement not only to the northwest (330º), but also the reciprocal bearing of 150 degrees. The upper portion of the die tends to show the northerly lines while the bottom shows the southerly directed trail lines. It is in the middle of the die that both directional lines are apparent. Notice that the lines on the EPU are from the top left corners of those letters affected. The right corner of the roof and cornice on the Memorial Building show these dual directional lines, while further down, the designer’s initials and corner of the base show lines at 150 degrees. Both UNITED and STATES show trail lines with a 330 degree direction. Notice that a trail line intersects the first T of STATES; this is from the E in EPU and is in the same direction as t he lines in STATES. While the ER of AMERICA show trail lines at 330 degrees, the C and A show lines to the south. The last A in AMERICA is the only letter to show trail lines in both directions. The right levels of the stylobate show some line extensions form the columns and corners that are an exact match in direction of the lines from the designer’s initials and base corner. The last area is the word CENT which also shows trail lines in a direction of 150 degrees. Although this may seem to be a complicated die, it is not. More than likely the dual directions were caused by a snap back action, with the die first moving towards the south (causing the 330º lines) and then snapping back to the north (causing the 150º lines). This die was found by Bill Slaughter of Arkansas. DIE MARKERS : Stage “B”, obverse is MDS – die dot above the E of LIBERTY. A small die gouge is seen to the left of the DATE. Reverse is MDS – none noted.
Attribution History
- Discovered by Bill Slaughter
- Expert attribution by Trail Dies