CD 154 - Type II, Mold L12

Color: Yellow Green *	Base Type: CDP:w, slanted inward

*temporary photos; photos are distorted by the angle and lens

Features: Lettering is reasonably strong and slightly uneven, with rounded edges. On front, lettering is small; there is no L logo; the C is similar to the G and is lower than other letters. On reverse, there is a gap between U.S. and the final A; the S slants slightly to the left; the second 4 is slightly larger. The mold number is die stamped with the 2 slightly higher than the 1; the number is usually very faint if visible at all. On some pieces there are blotches around the skirt indicating a deterioration of the mold surface. This mold was retooled to strengthen front lettering, CD 154 Type II, Mold 12.1.

Mold Number Location: on reverse above and between NO. and 44.

Additional Information: There is a second CD 154 Lynchburg mold with this number (CD 154 Type III, Mold L12), a rare occurrence among Lynchburgs. It is uncertain whether III, L12 is a reworking of this mold to repair deterioration of the mold surface, a modification of another mold, or a new mold. In any case, CD 154 Type III, Mold L12 is a slightly different shape and seems to have replaced this mold, and so carries the same mold number.

Lettering Images:

Comparison of the original front lettering on CD 154 II, Mold L12 (top)
and the retooled CD 154 II, Mold L12.1 that strengthened BURG (bottom).