1940 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002

Description

1940-S WDDR-002 is a doubled die reverse on the 1940-S Lincoln Wheat cent, cataloged by the Wexler team. Both wheat ears and stems, EPU (E PLURIBUS UNUM), and the dots show light extra thickness, widest on the upper right wheat ear. The obverse is a doubled die too, which Wexler's doubled die files list as 1940-S 1¢ WDDO-002, with extra thickness on the date, LIBERTY, and IGWT (IN GOD WE TRUST), widest on the date. Its Stage A has 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. On the Stage A reverse 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's listing combines 2-O-VI with 4-R-VI and 5-R-VI; the Coppercoins number is 1940S-1DR-006.

Cross References

• CONECA: 2-O-VI, Coppercoins: 1940S-1DO-002 Comments: Mechanical doubling is seen on the date, the mint mark, LIBERTY, and parts of the profile. This should not be confused with the Class VI doubled die doubling. By itself; Wexler Variety ID: 1940-S 1¢ WDDR-002

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