2005 (P) Minnesota State Quarter - Typical Die Clash TDC-25C-2005-04MN

Description

Designated TDC-25C-2005-04MN by MadDieClashes, this die clash was cataloged for the 2005 Philadelphia Minnesota State Quarter. The numbering skip from -02 to -04 (with -03 assigned separately) confirms systematic documentation of each clash event as an independent variety. In high-volume production, die clashes 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 two people fishing and a loon, includes fine detail that translates into delicate ghost impressions when transferred to the opposing die — the loon's silhouette and the fishing rods may leave subtle but identifiable traces on the obverse. The State Quarters Program's 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 24.26 mm 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.

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