1940-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-010

Description

Catalogued by VarietyVista as DDR-010 under UVC-2930 and DMR-026, this 1940-S Lincoln Wheat cent variety shows extra thickness on E PLURIBUS UNUM and on both wheat ears and stems. The die progressed through documented stages. Stage A is EDS (unconfirmed), representing early production. Stage B is MDS (unconfirmed), adding no distinguishing cracks. Stage C marks the late die state clearly: a die scratch runs North-South through the C of CENT, a light die crack extends from the O of ONE to the first U of PLURIBUS, and a die crack appears on the shoulder — all LDS markers. The 1940-S cent was struck at the San Francisco Mint in the standard bronze alloy. Doubled die reverse varieties on Lincoln cents occur when the reverse die received a second hubbing at a slight offset, leaving a misaligned second impression of the design. The VarietyVista system documents dies with UVC and DMR identifiers for systematic cross-referencing. The combination of E PLURIBUS UNUM thickening across both wheat ears and stems, supported by the Stage C die crack pattern, makes DDR-010 confirmable across a range of die states.

Die Markers

• UVC-2930
• DMR-026
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Die scratch North-South through C of CENT – LDS
• Light die crack from O f ONE to first U of PLURIBUS
• Die crack on shoulder – LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Wiles
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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