2009 Typical Die Clash TDC-1C-2009-01

Description

Part of the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cent program, the TDC-1C-2009-01 documents a typical die clash on the Professional Life reverse design — one of four special reverse designs issued that year to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. A typical die clash occurs when the obverse and reverse dies strike each other without a planchet between them, leaving mirror-image impressions of the opposing die's design transferred as incuse marks on each die face. On the Professional Life reverse, designed by Joel Iskowitz and sculpted by Don Everhart, Lincoln is depicted as a young professional, and the clash marks from Victor David Brenner's obverse portrait create distinctive ghost-like impressions among the reverse design elements. Cataloged by MadDieClashes on the Philadelphia-minted issue, this variety reflects the high-speed production that characterized the 2009 Bicentennial program.

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