2008 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - P-1DEO-015T Trail Die Obverse
Error
Attribution
Discovered by
Robert Pelletier
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Trail Dies
Original Research
Description
Here the trails rise rather than fall: on 2008P-1DEO-015T they leave the letters of LIBERTY and TRUST at 330°, north-northwest, toward the upper left of the coin. TrailDies' number breaks into 2008P (year, Philadelphia), 1 (cent), DEO (obverse design extension), 015 (file) and T (trails). Its coin is middle die state. On the obverse look for a small scratch and a gouge inside the N of IN; on the reverse two separate cracks cross the top of column 2 and another runs through the cornice over the second bay. Robert Pelletier found the die. Polishing the die with a rotary buff is the common explanation for trails, and a smaller group of specialists links them to the die moving against the hub.
Die Markers
- Stage “B“, obverse is MDS – a small die scratch and gouge are seen in the N of IN.
- Reverse is MDS – two separate die cracks are seen in the top of column 2. A die crack is seen in the cornice above bay two.
External References
Additional Notes
This die was found by Robert Pelletier.
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