1993D-1DER-008WS Trail Die Reverse

Description

Among the more colorful positional references in Lincoln Memorial cent cataloging, the 008WS reverse carries a die gouge over the second right shrub — a landmark drawn from the landscaping flanking the Memorial in Gasparro's design. Stylized shrubs and urns border the structure's entrance, and variety specialists use these horticultural details as navigational waypoints when pinpointing tiny defects on a coin barely 19mm across. Additional reverse markers include a gouge on the lower right of column 2 and gouges in the upper part of bay 3, providing three reference points that collectively fingerprint this die pair. The trail die effect presents as moderate fluting under columns 2 and 3 with moderate step deviation under columns 5 through 8, offset at 180 degrees. At Stage B mid-die-state, the obverse shows no observed markers, meaning attribution rests entirely on the reverse — a reminder that thorough reverse examination is essential when working through this census, since the obverse die is not always the side carrying distinguishing features. Struck at Denver on copper-plated zinc planchets, 2.5 grams, 19mm, plain edge.

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