1909 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-018

Description

The inaugural year of Victor David Brenner's Lincoln Cent design produced an extraordinary range of die varieties, and WDDR-018 documents the eighteenth cataloged doubled die reverse for the 1909 Philadelphia issue. Identified by the Wexler Team and carrying the designation 1909 1c WDDR-018, this variety belongs to a date that holds unmatched significance as the first portrait coin in regular U.S. circulation. The 1909 Lincoln Cent introduced Brenner's portrait of the sixteenth president and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST on a cent for the first time, creating a design dense with inscriptions susceptible to hub doubling. A doubled die reverse on a first-year issue occupies premium territory in the variety hierarchy — the combination of historical importance and die-production anomaly creates layered collector appeal. First-year dies were cut from newly prepared hubs, and initial production runs often reveal hubbing inconsistencies corrected as the Mint refined its processes. Eighteen documented DDR varieties for this single date testify to the extensive research effort variety specialists have devoted to the 1909 Lincoln Cent.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1909 1¢ WDDR-018
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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