1927 VDDO VDDO-003

Description

This 1927 Philadelphia Lincoln Wheat Cent is cataloged as VDDO-003, documenting a doubled die obverse with extra thickness visible on LIBERTY, WE TRUST, and the date. The doubling manifests as a thickening of the design elements rather than a clearly separated secondary image, indicating a relatively minor hub misalignment during the die-making process — enough to add perceptible weight to the affected letters and numerals but not enough to produce the dramatic separation seen on more pronounced doubled dies. Stage A shows both the obverse and reverse in early die state (EDS), which is the only confirmed die stage for this variety. Early die state examples are desirable because they exhibit the doubling at its sharpest before progressive die wear begins to erode the fine details that distinguish the doubled impression from the primary strike. The 1927 Philadelphia cent was produced in large numbers, and the existence of multiple doubled die obverse varieties for this date reflects the mechanical realities of hub-and-die manufacturing in the 1920s, when slight shifts between multiple hubbing impressions were a routine occurrence that typically went undetected during production.

Die Markers

• UVC-????
• DMR-00?
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

Attribution History

• Discovered by Keith Christenson
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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