1993P-1DER-058T Trail Die Reverse

Description

Few trail die entries contain the kind of expert production analysis found in 1993P-1DER-058T, where the original cataloger reconstructed the die pair's history from physical evidence alone. Classified at Stage C with both dies in late die state, the obverse carries a small die gouge below the two 9 digits of the date. The reverse tells a richer story: heavy die abrasion to remove a die clash from the reverse die. Both dies appear to be of a similar die state, which would lead one to believe that the die clash happened early on in both dies. It is obvious that the obverse die was replaced, while the reverse die was still used in service. This conclusion — that the obverse was swapped while the reverse continued — is deduced from clash-removal evidence on the reverse combined with no corresponding clash evidence on the current obverse, implying this obverse is not the one that participated in the original clash event. This forensic reasoning transforms a catalog entry from description into a narrative of industrial process.

Die Markers

• Stage “C” – obverse is LDS – small die gouge below the two nine digits of the date.
• Reverse is LDS – heavy die abrasion to remove a die clash from the reverse die. Both dies appear to be of a similar die state, which would lead one to believe that the die clash happened early on in both dies. It is obvious that the obverse die was replaced, while the reverse die was still used in service.

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