2004-D Typical Die Clash TDC-25C-2004D-01WS

Description

Cataloged as TDC-25C-2004D-01WS by MadDieClashes, this typical die clash on the 2004 Denver Wisconsin State Quarter documents a die clash on one of the most variety-rich dates in the entire State Quarters Program. Wisconsin's quarter gained national notoriety for its "Extra Leaf" varieties — both high and low leaf positions near the corn ear — which generated unprecedented media coverage and public interest in coin varieties. While the Extra Leaf varieties are die gouge anomalies rather than clashes, this TDC variety represents a different category of production error: the obverse and reverse dies met without an intervening planchet, transferring ghost impressions of each side's design onto the opposing die. Wisconsin's reverse, designed by Alfred Maletsky, features a cow's head, a cheese wheel, and a corn ear — the iconic agricultural imagery whose Extra Leaf varieties made 2004-D Wisconsin quarters the most searched-for coins of the decade. The die clash ghost impressions from these distinctive reverse elements create different transfer patterns than those from other states' designs. Struck on copper-nickel clad at 24.3mm at Denver. Examine both sides for the characteristic ghost impressions transferred during the unprotected die contact — a die clash variety from the same date-mint that produced the famous Extra Leaf quarters.

Attribution History

• Discovered by MadDieClashes
• Expert attribution by MadDieClashes

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