1995D-1DER-007WS Trail Die Reverse

Description

Cataloged by Trail Dies, this 1995 Denver Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent exhibits a trail die reverse where lateral die movement during striking dragged metal across the coin's surface, producing characteristic trail lines extending from reverse design elements. Die markers place this at Stage C, a late die state. The obverse is LDS with no significant markers observed. The reverse is also LDS and displays a die gouge under the left base line and another die gouge under the right base line of the Lincoln Memorial. Trail die varieties form when the die experiences lateral displacement during the striking cycle — even microscopic movement at the moment of impact can produce visible trail effects on the finished coin. The die gouges at both base lines of the Memorial provide reliable attribution markers for identifying this specific die pair independent of the trail die effect itself. Denver Mint Lincoln Memorial Cents from the mid-1990s were struck in massive quantities, and trail die varieties document the mechanical tolerances of high-speed production. The WS suffix in the catalog number indicates a specific classification within the Trail Dies numbering system.

Die Markers

• Stage “C”, obverse is LDS – none observed.
• Reverse is LDS – die gouge under left base line, to the left of the O in ONE. Die gouge under the right base line, to the right of the T in CENT.

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