LDB6-1995-002 Die Break

Description

Second Level 6 die break cataloged for the 1995 Philadelphia Lincoln Memorial Cent, LDB6-1995-002 belongs to the same intensively examined date that produced the famous 1995 DDO-001 doubled die obverse — a variety so dramatic it generated national media coverage and sent millions of people searching through rolls of pennies. That heightened scrutiny uncovered numerous die breaks, die chips, and other die failure varieties that might otherwise have gone unnoticed. Cross-referenced to Hardy Index 95P-6SDHM (documented July 17, 2018), the Hardy attribution provides independent confirmation through a parallel classification system. Level 6 die breaks represent substantial fractures in the die that produce clearly visible raised areas on struck coins, distinguished from the hairline cracks of lower-level classifications. Philadelphia's enormous 1995 cent production — over 6.4 billion pieces — consumed thousands of working dies, each subjected to millions of high-speed strikes before retirement. The sheer scale of production ensures that die failures at every level of severity will be represented among the billions of coins produced. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, LDB6-1995-002 documents a specific die fracture pattern distinct from the other Level 6 breaks recorded for this date.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Vivien Bullard
• Cross reference: Hardy Index 95P-6SDHM. 07/17/2018.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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