1937 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001

Description

1937-S WDDO-001 is a doubled die obverse on the 1937-S Lincoln Wheat cent, cataloged by the Wexler team. The date and LIBERTY show strong Class VI extra thickness, and IGWT (IN GOD WE TRUST) shows extra thickness as well. Obverse Stage A: a WNW-to-ESE scratch through the front fold of hair just over the forehead; parallel west-east scratches in the hair beneath GOD's OD; and a gouge jutting from the rim halfway between TRUST and the date. On Stage B those markers are much weaker but still visible, and a gouge appears between the 1 and 9 of the date. On Stage C none of the Stage A or B markers can be seen, and Stage D matches Stage C. On the reverse, Stage A has a long feeder-finger gouge running north from the top of CENT's T to a point right of ONE's E, and a crack runs NNE through the kernels of the lower right wheat stalk, from the 2nd kernel at the bottom right to the 6th. On Stage B the strong gouge beside the E has given way to several weaker feeder-finger scratches crossing the E from south to north, and a crack links the left wheat ear, at its top right, with the E in EPU (E PLURIBUS UNUM), at its lower left. Stage C is a new reverse die, with a long feeder-finger gouge running north from the field left of the top of CENT's C to a point left of PLURIBUS' P. On Stage D that gouge is much weaker, and a crack runs NNE through the kernels of the lower right stalk from the 3rd kernel at the bottom right to the right of the 6th. Submitters: Frank Baumann (Stage A), Delma K. Romines (Stage B), James C. Moreland (Stage C), and Bill Wilson (Stage D). CONECA lists it as 1-O-II+VI and Crawford as CDDO-001; the Coppercoins number is 1937S-1DO-001. Wexler's comments note it appeared in his 1984 book The Lincoln Cent Doubled Die, listed there as 1937-S 1¢ 1-R-VI, and in the second edition of The Authoritative Reference on Lincoln Cents.

Cross References

• CONECA: 1-O-II+VI, Coppercoins: 1937S-1DO-001, Crawford: CDDO-001 Comments: This variety was featured in my 1984 book The Lincoln Cent Doubled Die where it was listed as 1937-S 1¢ 1-R-VI. It is also featured in The Authoritative Reference on Lincoln Cents - Second Edition.; Wexler Variety ID: 1937-S 1¢ WDDO-001

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