1996P-1DER-036T Trail Die Reverse

Description

Cataloged by Trail Dies, this Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent documents a die pair spanning four stages with an obverse die change at Stage D. Stage C: obverse at LDS with horizontal die scratching through LIBERTY and the date; reverse at LDS with heavy die scratches in bays 2 and 3, and horizontal die scratching below the Memorial building base, heaviest through ON of ONE and T of CENT. Stage D: obverse at EDS with the obverse die changed, a die dot below R of LIBERTY, and a die scratch on the lower left of the 6 digit in the date; reverse at VLDS, same as the LDS stage. The obverse condition jumping from LDS to EDS at Stage D proves the obverse was replaced while the trail die reverse continued in service. Struck in copper-plated zinc at 2.5 grams and 19.05 mm during the late period of Gasparro's fifty-year Memorial reverse design.

Die Markers

• Stage “C”, obverse is LDS – horizontal die scratching is seen through LIBERTY and the date.
• Reverse is LDS – heavy die scratches are seen in the bottom of bays 2 and 3. Horizontal die scratching is seen below the Memorial building base with the heaviest seen through the ON of ONE and the T of CENT.
• Stage “D”, obverse is EDS – obverse die has been changed. A die dot is seen in the field below the R of LIBERTY. A die scratch is seen on the lower left side of the 6 digit in the date.
• Reverse is VLDS – same as the LDS stage.

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