1997P – 1DEO; 001 – 010 Files
1997P-1DEO-001T 000°,270°
DESCRIPTION: One of the more unusual trail dies that affects all of LIBERTY. Notice the extreme extra thickness on the east west axis. One oddity is the indent where the extra thickness ends. This may have been caused by a buildup of metal from when the die scraped across the hub face.
Also notice the spikes on the letters LIBER, which indicate some movement to the north as well. There is some indicators of trails on IN GOD, however, they are faint and do not have a set direction.
DIE MARKERS: Stage “B”, obverse is MDS – die gouge in the loop of the second 9 in the DATE. Oddly enough, the date looks normal in comparison to LIBERTY
Reverse is LDS – large die crack from the top of column 8, through EPU and the O in OF up into the rim.
1997P-1DEO-002T 120°
DESCRIPTION: Trails can be seen from the RTY of LIBERTY and the entire date. The offset direction is 110 degrees. Unfortunately, this coin suffers from environmental damage and it is stained throughout much of its surfaces.
DIE MARKERS: Stage “A”, obverse is EDS – die gouge from the G of GOD down to Lincoln’s hair line. A small die gouge is over the V of VDB.
Reverse is EDS – none noted.
1997P-1DEO-003T 030°
DESCRIPTION: Moderate trail lines are seen from the tops of the letters of IN GOD WE TRUST. Heavy flow lines are also seen from the letters and may have been caused by the scoring of the die and exasperated by metal flow. The offset direction is 030 degrees.
DIE MARKERS: Stage “B”, obverse is LMDS – a die crack, following the back of Lincoln’s head, intersects WE on its way to the rim. A die chip is seen on top of the forward hairline.
Reverse is LMDS – a die gouge is seen next to the right leg of the last A in AMERICA.
NOTE: This die was found by Louis Schaeffer.
1997P-1DEO-004T 160°, 340°
DESCRIPTION: Two sets if trail lines are seen from the word TRUST and WE. The first set, from the tops, of the letters has an offset direction of 340 degrees. The second set, seen on the bottom of the R in TRUST and the 7 digit in the date, has an offset direction of 160 degrees.
DIE MARKERS: Stage “B”, obverse is MDS – a die dot is seen below the B in LIBERTY.
Reverse is MDS – a die dot is seen on the left side of column 1. Two die gouges are seen between the fight cornice edge and the C in AMERICA.
NOTE: This die was found by Louis Schaeffer.
1997P-1DEO-005T 160°,320°
DESCRIPTION: This is a dual directional trail die. The first set has an offset direction of 160 degrees with trail lines from the N of IN and the GD of GOD. Also seen are trail lines from the RTY of LIBERTY. The next set of trail lines is the reciprocal of the first set and is 320 degrees. These lines can be seen on the Y of LIBERTY, the 1 of the date and the RUS of TRUST. The trail lines are not to be confused with die deterioration lines seen from the letters on IN GOD and indicated by black arrows.
DIE MARKERS: Stage “D “, obverse is VLDS – none noted.
Reverse is VLDS – die clashes are seen in bays 4 and 10. It is obvious that the obverse die was changed out early in the mating of this pair of dies since the obverse die shows no signs of abrading.
NOTE: This die was found by Aisha Shahid.
1997P-1DEO-006T 000°
DESCRIPTION: Trail lines attenuated by die deterioration are seen on the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. The offset direction is 000º.
DIE MARKERS: Stage “C “, obverse is LDS – die scratches with small die gouges are seen in and around the RTY of LIBERTY.
Reverse is LDS – two die gouges are seen by the CA of AMERICA.
NOTE: This die was found by Marcia Taylor.
1997P-1DEO-007T 120°
DESCRIPTION: This is a dual directional trail die. The first set of trails can be seen from the tops of ERTY of LIBERTY and they have an offset direction of 300°. The second set of trail lines can be seen from the bottom of RTY of LIBERTY and the digits of the date. This has a reciprocal offset direction of 120°.
DIE MARKERS: Stage “C “, obverse is LDS – a die chip can be seen on the right lower corner of Lincoln’s bust
Reverse is LDS – a small die gouge can be seen just below the diagonal bar of the N in ONE.
NOTE: This die was found by Louis Schaeffer.
1997P-1DEO-008T 090°
DESCRIPTION: Trail lines are seen from the 7 digit in the date and from the bottom of the word IN. The offset direction is 090°.
DIE MARKERS: Stage “B “, obverse is MDS – multiple, small die gouges are seen around the word LIBERTY. A die crack is seen from the bottom of the E in WE to the top of Lincoln’s head. A small die chip is seen just to the left and below the die crack.
Reverse is MDS – die damage is seen to the left of the E in EPU. A die gouge is seen under the right base line of the Memorial building.
NOTE: This die was found by Wayne Perry.
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1997P-1DEO-009T 280°
DESCRIPTION: Trails are seen on the word LIBERTY as a widening of the letters in the horizontal plane. Also seen are light trail lines from the word IN, the G of GOD and the TRT of TRUST. The offset direction is 280°.
DIE MARKERS: Stage “C“, obverse is LDS – a small die gouge is seen to the left of Lincoln’s shoulder.
Reverse is LDS – two small die gouges are seen in the field right of column 12.
NOTE: This die was found by John Rosenberg