These photos are from a 1968S proof Roosevelt dime. Does anyone have any ideas how this anomaly came about? I posted these photos on the CONECA Forum, and sent the dime to JB Neff (http://traildies.com/), thinking this could be an example of a trail die, but he doesn’t think so. He said “From the scarring on the top of the letters (the indented part), it appears that the coin was stuck in a die and ripped off by the ejection arm. This would have left the extension on some of the design elements that have a trail like appearance. The main factor that this is not a trail die is that the MM has the same directional lines on its inside; that means this anomaly is strike related.” Any ideas what might have caused this? Thanks, Larry Nienaber
That's what happens when you give the can of spray paint to a rookie. I knew they should have hired the LA gangbangers. Chris
Larry, I wonder if this couldn't be an extreme case of mechanical doubling where the die was nearly falling out of the collar. Note what appears to be MD on the underside of the letters. Chris
okay, I'll bite, what is a 'trail die'? [by definition] I never heard that term before. I do see that the design seems to 'trail off' is that what you mean?
Simply put and this is real simply put - trail dies are a form of machine doubling/damage so to speak originating in the die hubbing process.
Thank for sharing! that!!! I agree with Mike it has to be something with how the die was polished. the affected almost looks like ice hang off them.
I've always assumed improper polishing. I've seen this before. The weird thing is that I can't remember ever seeing it on the obverse with cents, and I can't remember ever seeing it on the reverse with dimes and quarters(never saw it on a nickel that I can remember). Is the reverse always the anvil die with all denominations?
"Trails" are not any form of doubling. They are filaments or tendrils that extend from design elements. They seem to be generated during hubbing, but the precise physical mechanism remains obscure.
