2010P-1DER-013T Trail Die Reverse

Description

Found by Ryan Magers, 2010P-1DER-013T documents a trail die variety on the reverse of a 2010-P Lincoln Shield Cent — the first year of Lyndall Bass's union shield reverse design that replaced the four 2009 Bicentennial reverses. Trail dies result from incidental contact between a working die and another surface during handling or press setup, leaving faint transferred design impressions that appear as ghost images on subsequently struck coins. The 2010 date carries transitional significance: collectors examining the inaugural Shield Cent production were especially attentive to die varieties, documenting anomalies with a thoroughness characteristic of first-year-of-issue enthusiasm. The "T" suffix designates this as a trail die variety within the Trail Dies attribution framework, distinguishing it from other variety types under the same parent numbering system. Philadelphia Mint, zinc-core copper-plated planchets. Magers' discovery contributed to the early variety census for a design that would continue in production for years. Cataloged and verified by Trail Dies.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Ryan Magers
• Expert attribution by Trail Dies

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