2008 Typical Die Clash TDC-25C-2008-03HI

Description

Third typical die clash documented for the 2008 Hawaii State Quarter by the MadDieClashes attribution service, TDC-25C-2008-03HI records the third distinct clashing event identified on the fiftieth and final state in the original State Quarter program. Hawaii's reverse design, created by Don Everhart, features King Kamehameha I with the state outline, the island chain, and the motto "Ua Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono" (The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness) — a design with significant open field areas between the king's figure and the state outline where clash transfer marks from the opposing Washington obverse die would be most readily detectable. That three distinct typical die clash events have been cataloged for Hawaii alone suggests either heightened die preparation challenges during the final production run of the program or simply thorough documentation efforts by MadDieClashes researchers. Die clashing creates bidirectional design transfer — the obverse die receives incuse impressions of the reverse design while the reverse die simultaneously receives incuse impressions of the obverse design — and coins struck from these clashed dies display the ghost impressions as faint raised marks transferred from the die's incuse clash marks. The 03 sequence number indicates this is the third independently identified clash event, each involving a different pair of dies or a different moment during the production run. The State Quarter program's completion with Hawaii in 2008 marked the end of one of the most successful coin programs in United States Mint history, having issued fifty unique reverse designs over a decade. Collectors should examine both sides of the coin under angled illumination at 10-15x magnification for faint clash mark transfers in the field areas adjacent to design elements.

Attribution History

• Discovered by MadDieClashes
• Expert attribution by MadDieClashes

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