2011P-1DEO-008T Trail Die Obverse

Description

Found by Jim Fines, the 2011P-1DEO-008T trail die obverse on the Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Shield Cent is documented at Stage B with both sides at mid-die-state. The obverse carries a small metal flow line to the right of the O in GOD, a die-surface artifact where metal displacement during the hubbing or heat-treatment process created a raised linear feature on struck coins. On the reverse, a very small die chip appears in the left upper edge of the shield, providing a reverse diagnostic within the central design element introduced in 2009. Trail die obverse varieties preserve residual impressions from a prior hubbing on the obverse working die, and the metal flow line near the O in GOD offers a precise motto-area identification point. The Shield reverse, designed by Lyndall Bass, features a Union shield symbolizing Lincoln's preservation of the United States as a single nation. The combination of the obverse flow line near IN GOD WE TRUST with the shield-edge die chip on the reverse creates a paired diagnostic set for confirming this trail die variety from the early Shield Cent production years.

Die Markers

• Stage “B“, obverse is MDS – a small metal flow line is seen to the light of the O in GOD.
• Reverse is MDS – a very small die chip is seen in the left upper edge of the shield.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Jim Fines
• Expert attribution by Trail Dies

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