1992P-1DER-005T Trail Die Reverse

Description

Bill Slaughter, whose prolific searching of 1992-D cent rolls yielded thirteen trail die reverses for that mint mark, also contributed discoveries from Philadelphia production — 1992P-1DER-005T is a tilted trail die reverse found on a 1992 Philadelphia Lincoln cent and documented at Stage C in a Late Die State (LDS). The obverse carries a small die gouge in the field below the R of LIBERTY, while no notable reverse markers were recorded, meaning attribution rests primarily on the trail die features and the single obverse diagnostic. The Late Die State classification indicates this die had accumulated significant wear before being pulled from service, and the absence of reverse markers may reflect either genuinely clean die surfaces or the possibility that minor markers were obscured by die deterioration doubling and flow lines that accumulate on heavily used dies. Bill Slaughter's appearance in both the Denver and Philadelphia trail die censuses underscores the dedicated, volume-based searching approach required to build these catalogs — systematically examining thousands of coins from specific date-and-mint combinations to identify the subtle displacement features that distinguish trail dies from normal production. The T suffix confirms tilted trail geometry rather than the wavy steps variant. Struck at Philadelphia on copper-plated zinc planchets, 2.5 grams, 19mm, plain edge.

Die Markers

• Stage “C “, obverse is LDS – a small die gouge is seen in the field below the R of LIBERTY
• Reverse is LDS – none noted.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Bill Slaughter
• Expert attribution by Trail Dies

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