2008P(JQA)-100DER-001T Trail Die Reverse

Description

This Position A counterpart to the Position B trail die listing documents the same reverse phenomenon on a 2008 Philadelphia John Quincy Adams Presidential dollar, attributed by Trail Dies. Trail die impressions result from physical contact between dies during storage or die-setting, transferring ghost images onto a die's working surface. The die stages match the Position B sibling: Stage B at mid-die state shows a small die gouge between the 25 of 1825 on the obverse and a field gouge right of the T in STATES on the reverse. Stage C, reported by William Glenn, develops a die crack under the CY of QUINCY at late-mid die state with the field gouge persisting. Position A orientation distinguishes this from the Position B version, as Presidential dollars had two possible die orientations affecting edge lettering alignment. Acquiring both positions provides a complete record of this trail die interaction.

Die Markers

• Stage “B”, obverse is MDS – small die gouge between the 25 of 1825.
• Reverse is MDS – die gouge in the field to the right of the T of STATES.
• Stage “C”, obverse is LMDS – die crack in Adam’s head under the CY of QUINCY.
• Reverse is LMDS – die gouge still in the field.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Mary Fantauzzo
• Expert attribution by Trail Dies

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