Question on Trail dies

[Novicetoerr]

First of, will take a shot at BJ's quiz...1=a; 2=b; 3=c

My question is, in addition to the best and sought trail dies, my other interest is which one design device each in the Lincoln cent Obverse and Reverse can be the rarest to have trails (even if none has been found yet but still possible) j e.g.'s only and not particularly... in Obverse, the Date??? or in Reverse, the urn? which would make them also sought after.


Thanks again,
NVTE

Now that you all have a sense of what a trail die is, I would like to ask three questions.

1. Are trail dies and wavy steps;
a. the same anomaly
b. two different anomaly types.
c. they maybe the same, but I am not to sure.

2. Trail dies (and/or wavy steps) are;
a. a doubled die
b. a different die type anomaly, separate from a doubled die.
c. not a die anomaly, but something else.

3. Do trail dies (and/or wavy steps);
a. deserve a separate classification, like doubled die and RPMs
b. should be left in a class of doubled dies (Class VIII).
c. I am not really sure where it should be put.

Traildies.com, which is part of Coppercoins, is approaching 20,000 visitors and this will occur in less than two years. From the begin when the first die was entered to the site on 17 August, 2008, we have grown to over 1130 dies with close to 5000 colored pictures and it is all because people like you have used and shown their appreciation for this site.

With no signs of trail dies taking the road that RPMs took, we should still see this anomaly continue to be found. And not only in the most recent coins being produced, but in older dates and from other countries as well.

We at Traildies.com (and also Coppercoins.com) will continue this endeavor to list the various trail dies that are presented to us. If you would, please take a moment or two and see what you think of the three questions asked. It will give us a better understanding of what we need to do. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Thank you
BJ Neff

[wavysteps]

A reasonable question. While no particular design element with trails would make it a more collectible die, ones that have the most design elements affected on either and or both the obverse and reverse escalate it into a higher bracket for people who do collect this anomaly type.

The three questions posed was not a quiz of sorts, it was an opinion gathering device to see what people did actually think about trail dies.

Overall, most people overwhelmingly do not believe that they are a doubled die, that wavy steps and trails are one and the same anomaly type and that the anomaly should be under a separate heading.

BJ Neff

[Novicetoerr]

Many thanks, BJ!

NVTE