1927 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-006

Description

Victor David Brenner's Lincoln portrait shows the telltale extra eyelid below the main eyelid on WDDO-006 of the 1927 Philadelphia wheat cent — the diagnostic hallmark of a hub-doubled obverse where the misalignment shifted the facial features by just enough to create a second eyelid impression without fully displacing the entire portrait. Philadelphia struck approximately 144.4 million wheat cents in 1927, maintaining robust production during the prosperous late 1920s. A die gouge manifesting as a dot can be found south of the T in LIBERTY, serving as an independent die marker that confirms this specific working die. No significant reverse die markers were noted. The Wexler Team cataloged this as Wexler Variety ID: 1927 1c WDDO-006, with no other known cross-references. Extra eyelid varieties on Lincoln cents constitute one of the most collected subcategories within the wheat cent die variety field, as the portrait detail provides a consistent and relatively accessible diagnostic that does not require the same level of magnification needed for inscriptional doubling. The die gouge south of T in LIBERTY — a raised dot on the coin's surface corresponding to a depression punched or gouged into the die steel — provides a quick screening criterion: collectors can first locate the dot near the T before undertaking the more careful portrait examination to confirm the secondary eyelid. The 1927 date carries no particular base rarity premium, making die varieties the primary collector interest beyond the general appeal of pre-war wheat cents.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Dr. Daniel Griffin Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1927 1¢ WDDO-006
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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