1939 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002
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Description
Light extra thickness shows on EPU, the dots, and the tips of the wheat ears. Die Markers: Obverse: The obverse is a doubled die listed as WDDO-014. Obverse Stage A: Large die crack winding east from the lower shoulder to the vest. Light die cracks in hair under WE. Clash at the neck. Heavy vertical die gouge under L in LIBERTY. Three small die gouges above 939 in the date. Obverse Stage B: Die cracks and clash at neck largely unchanged with crack on bust extending further west. Gouges weaker. Obverse Stage C: Die cracks unchanged. Die clash at neck very faint. Die gouges above date and under L much weaker. Reverse Stage A: Strong NNW/SSE die scratches through left side of the reverse, including through CE in CENT and UNITED. Small die gouges (dots) above second T and right of second S in STATES. Die clash top right N in CENT. Reverse Stage B: Die gouges around STATES lightly visible. Clash of N in CENT still visible. All die scratches abraded away and replaced by new die scratches. Faint die clash through C in CENT. Die scratch south from E in EPU. Crisscrossing die scratches through UNUM. Light die scratches curving NE from the T in CENT to the wheat ear. Curving die scratch through lower STATE in STATES. Reverse Stage C: Only die clash of N still visible. Die gouge right of E in STATES. Obverse:
Attribution History
- Discovered by Stage A & C: Daniel Griffin,
- CONECA: 10-R-VI, Coppercoins 1939P-1DR-007; Wexler Variety ID: 1939 1¢ WDDR-002
- Expert attribution by Wexler Team