LDB6-1995-001 Die Break

Description

First Level 6 die break documented for the 1995 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial Cent, LDB6-1995-001 anchors the beginning of a multi-variety die break series from this celebrated date. The 1995 cent is forever associated with DDO-001, the most prominent doubled die obverse discovery since the legendary 1955 DDO, and the resulting collector frenzy ensured that 1995 cents received microscopic examination at a scale rarely applied to modern cent production. Cross-referenced to Hardy Index 95P-6SBHM (documented January 18, 2018), this variety connects to the Hardy classification system's comprehensive Lincoln Cent die break catalog. As the -001 designation indicates, this was the first Level 6 break identified for the 1995 Philadelphia issue, establishing the baseline entry in what would become a sequence of documented die fractures. Level 6 die breaks represent significant structural failures that produce clearly visible raised disturbances on struck coins — substantial enough to be detected without magnification in many cases. The massive Philadelphia cent production in 1995 — exceeding 6.4 billion pieces — required an enormous number of working dies, each subject to the cumulative metallurgical fatigue that inevitably leads to fracture. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, LDB6-1995-001 marks the first documented entry in the Level 6 die break record for this historically significant cent date.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Zach Llewellyn
• Cross reference: Hardy Index 95P-6SBHM. 01/18/2018.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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