1995 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - P-1DEO-007T Trail Die Obverse

Description

Trails run below both the date and LIBERTY on 1995P-1DEO-007T, pointing 200°, south-southwest, toward the bottom of the coin. As TrailDies writes it, the code joins the date and mint (1995P) to the cent (1), an obverse design extension (DEO), file 007 and the T for trails. Bob Piazza of Florida reported the die. The coin TrailDies describes is stage C, late in the die's life, with light scratches crossing the obverse on a northeast-southwest line. The reverse shows die damage heading southeast from the rim through OF and the last bay of the Memorial, plus scratches from the Memorial's base to the O of ONE. The trails are usually attributed to rotary polishing of the die face; some instead ascribe them to the die moving against the hub.

Die Markers

• Stage “C”, Obverse is LDS – Light die scratches run NE-SW throughout the obverse.
• Reverse is LDS – Die damage runs  southeast from the rim through ‘OF’
• and the last memorial bay.  Die scratches from the memorial base to O of ONE.

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