1995P-1DER-008WS Trail Die Reverse

Description

Cataloged as 1995P-1DER-008WS, this trail die reverse variety on a 1995 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial Cent preserves surface irregularities from the die production process that transferred as faint trailing impressions onto struck coins. Trail dies occur when residual images or textures from earlier steps in die manufacturing — such as polishing marks, abrasion lines, or incomplete effacement of prior designs — remain on the working die surface and appear on finished coins as ghostly trails. The reverse die is in mid-die state with strong die scratches around the O of ONE and another die scratch in the C of CENT. No significant obverse die markers have been noted, with the obverse also in mid-die state. Attributed by Trail Dies, this variety appears on Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial reverse during the late Memorial era. The 1995 Philadelphia cent is notable for hosting the famous 1995 doubled die obverse, making all 1995 cent varieties of heightened interest to cherrypickers who routinely examine this date. Trail die varieties represent a distinct category of die error separate from doubled dies or repunched mintmarks.

Die Markers

• Stage “B”, obverse is MDS – none noted
• Reverse is MDS – Strong die scratches around the O of ONE. Another die scratch in the C of CENT.

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