1930-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-002

Description

Lincoln's portrait doubling on the 1930-S wheat cent WDDO-002 manifests as an extra eyelid found south of the normal eyelid — "south" denoting a downward displacement that places the secondary eyelid impression below and slightly offset from its primary position. San Francisco produced approximately 24.3 million cents in 1930, a mintage that reflects the early years of the Great Depression when coin demand began to contract. The Wexler Team cataloged this as Wexler Variety ID: 1930-S 1¢ WDDO-002, noting no significant die markers on either the obverse or reverse. The WDDO-002 designation indicates this is the second documented working die doubled obverse for the 1930-S date, meaning at least one other DDO has been cataloged from a different working die showing a different hub misalignment event. Extra eyelid varieties rank among the most distinctive doubled die diagnostics on the Lincoln cent, as the human eye instinctively recognizes facial feature duplication even at small scales. Under 10x or higher magnification, the secondary eyelid appears as a fine line paralleling the primary eyelid fold, displaced southward by the hub's angular or lateral offset. Brenner's Lincoln portrait, with its detailed facial anatomy, serves as an exceptionally sensitive indicator of hub misalignment — even minor displacements can produce detectable eyelid, ear, or jawline anomalies that confirm the die received multiple hub impressions.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Keith Christenson Cross References: None known
• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1930-S 1¢ WDDO-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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