1940 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-002

Description

1940-S WDDO-002 is a doubled die obverse on the 1940-S Lincoln Wheat cent, cataloged by the Wexler team. The date, LIBERTY, and IGWT (IN GOD WE TRUST) show Class VI extra thickness, widest on the date. Obverse Stage A: a SSW-to-NNE crack through the left side of LIBERTY's E; a gouge in the field beside the head, far to the left of the ear's center; and a light WSW-to-ENE crack through the hair above the ear. On Stage B the crack through the E reaches the rim near 8:00, the hair crack now reaches the back of the head and continues all the way to TRUST's U, and a very light crack heads SW from the 9, crossing the bust's base, to the rim near 6:00. On Stage C the crack from the 9 is much heavier. The reverse is also a doubled die, which Wexler's doubled die files list as 1940-S 1¢ WDDR-002, with light extra thickness on both wheat ears and stems, EPU (E PLURIBUS UNUM), and the dots, widest on the upper right ear. On Stage A a gouge left by the feeder fingers rises from the top of CENT's T through the bottom of ONE's E. Stage B adds a light crack from the left wheat ear's tip through the E of EPU to the rim. On Stage C that crack is much heavier, and a new feeder-finger gouge rises from CENT's E, at its top left, to the lower right of ONE's O. John A. Wexler submitted Stage A, Frank Baumann Stage B, and Bill Wilson Stage C. CONECA lists it as 2-O-VI; the Coppercoins number is 1940S-1DO-002. Wexler's comments point out mechanical doubling on LIBERTY, the date, the mint mark, and parts of the profile, which should not be mistaken for the Class VI doubled die doubling. Wexler includes it in its "Best Of" varieties.

Cross References

• Wexler Variety ID: 1940-S 1¢ WDDO-002

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