1995P-1DER-007WS Trail Die Reverse

Description

Cataloged by Trail Dies as 1995P-1DER-007WS, this Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent presents a trail die reverse variety at Stage B, where both the obverse and reverse have reached Mid Die State. No significant obverse MDS markers have been noted, indicating the obverse die wore evenly through its mid-life production period without developing distinctive progressive features. On the reverse, two small MDS die dot markers confirm the specific working die: a small die dot between the N and I of UNITED and a small die dot between the N and E of ONE. Die dots are tiny raised bumps on struck coins resulting from pinpoint defects in the die surface — either from die steel impurities, micro-fractures, or foreign material impressions — that serve as reliable attribution fingerprints. Trail die varieties form when the working hub drifts during the sinking process, producing an elongated secondary impression that trails away from the primary design rather than creating the distinct overlapping contours of conventional doubled dies. The 1995 Lincoln Memorial Cent was struck in copper-plated zinc composition (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper) at 2.50 grams on 19mm planchets. The 1995 Philadelphia production included approximately 6.4 billion cents — a staggering output that required hundreds of individual working dies, each potentially developing unique characteristics documented by trail die researchers.

Die Markers

• Stage “B”, obverse is MDS – none noted
• Reverse is MDS – small die dot between the N and I of UNITED. A small die dot is seen between the N and E of ONE.

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