Why is TRUST touching the 1 in the date (1998)??

Why does this only appear on the 2d strike and not the first?

Why didn't NGC note this when they graded and slabbed the coin?This is my second journal entry about a 1998 TS Cent. The first was about my now mated pair of 1998 FS-901 proof Reverse error cents about 18 months ago. A different error story this time. One that occurs as I had some time to enjoy looking at coins this weekend. I was thinking about finding a mate to this Non-FS-901 rather boring 1998 1C Triple Struck--it's out there. I found out this coin maybe is NOT so boring. And now I'm in need of a 1998 1C counter clashed coin... if you see one let me know! There's answer one (I think) from above as to why is TRUST touching the 1 in the date. (more below including the answer to the 2d question...). First, Two Dates. Dramatic off-center second striking (uniface Obv) and just a sliver of the third strike (die struck both sides). The second strike has TRUST appearing in the field in front of Lincoln with the last T touching the 1 in the date and is thus unusual (I'm glad the first T is there as otherwise I would have RUST appearing in the field :-). [that was coin humor]. A Type II counter-clash occurs when a die strikes a piece of hard metal. It could be a die fragment, a collar fragment, a stray nut, etc. [i'd be interested in this of course--again, let me know if you have it]. The initial strike leaves a die-struck design on the metal fragment. The fragment then shifts position within the striking chamber and is struck again. The second strike transfers the design back to the die face (typically just the field portion). The die face now carries an incuse, mirror image version of the design. Every planchet coined after this will have raised normally-oriented design elements in an unexpected location. So, the first die was not the same as the second die as only the second has the counter clashed "TRUST" now touching the date. Possibly this coin is saddle struck just like my FS-901 TS '98 that most certainly is saddle struck probably in a quad die press. I don't know why NGC did not note this rather neat error on error and the auctioneer didn't notice either and I didn't notice until today. I think that I got a really good deal on this coin now! I've updated the comments in my 'signature error set', the Blurst of '98 and you can see the FS-901 98 mated pair there as well. There's an example of a counter clashed Canadian Quarter in my world error signature set. Hope I didn't get this wrong--let me know if I did! I would hate to be in error.To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.