2005 Typical Die Clash TDC-25C-2005-04MN

Description

Fourth die clash cataloged for the 2005 Philadelphia Minnesota State Quarter — designated TDC-25C-2005-04MN by MadDieClashes, indicating at least four separate die pairs experienced unprotected die contact during production of this popular state issue. The numbering skip from -02 to -04 (with -03 assigned separately) confirms systematic documentation of each clash event as an independent variety. Die clashes are among the most common die varieties in high-volume production because they can occur whenever the press feed mechanism fails to deliver a planchet between the dies on a given stroke cycle. Minnesota's reverse, depicting the state's characteristic lakeland scenery with a fisherman and loon, includes fine detail that translates into delicate ghost impressions when transferred to the opposing die — the loon's silhouette and the fisherman's rod may leave subtle but identifiable traces on the obverse. The State Quarters Program's unprecedented public engagement with coin collecting meant that even relatively common varieties like die clashes found eager audiences among new collectors entering the hobby through the fifty-state series. Struck on copper-nickel clad at 24.3mm with the standard Washington obverse. Compare this fourth clash event's transfer patterns to the other Minnesota clash varieties to appreciate how different die pairs produce distinct ghost image configurations.

Attribution History

• Discovered by MadDieClashes
• Expert attribution by MadDieClashes

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