2006 Typical Die Clash TDC-25C-2006-01ND

Description

Cataloged by MadDieClashes as TDC-25C-2006-01ND, this typical die clash was documented on the 2006 Philadelphia North Dakota State Quarter, one of the five commemorative reverse designs issued under the 50 State Quarters Program that year. Typical die clashes occur when the obverse and reverse dies strike each other without a planchet between them, transferring incuse impressions of each die's design elements onto the opposing die's face — a mirror-image ghost pattern that subsequently appears as raised marks on coins struck from the affected dies. The North Dakota quarter reverse, designed by Donna Weaver, depicts two American bison grazing before a sunset over rugged badlands terrain with the inscription "Peace Garden State," providing deeply sculpted design elements that create distinctive transfer marks when clashed against John Flanagan's Washington portrait obverse. The Philadelphia Mint produced approximately 305.8 million North Dakota quarters in 2006, a substantial output that generated significant die usage across the production run. The TDC catalog designation follows the MadDieClashes format: TDC for typical die clash, 25C for the quarter denomination, 2006 for the date, and 01ND indicating the first clash cataloged for the North Dakota issue. Unlike atypical clashes where the dies meet at unusual angles or positions, typical clashes occur with the dies in their normal parallel alignment, producing predictable clash mark locations where high-relief design elements on one die correspond to recessed areas on the opposing die. Collectors should examine both obverse and reverse fields for faint raised lines or partial design element impressions — particularly in the open field areas where clashed design transfers are most visible against smooth backgrounds.

Attribution History

• Discovered by MadDieClashes
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