1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-025

Description

VarietyVista catalogs this Lincoln Wheat Cent variety as UVC-1495 with die marriage record DMR-025, documenting a medium spread visible as an extra eyelid northeast of Lincoln's primary eyelid. The extra eyelid is the sole listed doubling feature, but its medium strength makes it a reliable pick-up point for attributors examining 1941 Philadelphia Mint cents. Three die stages are documented with distinct diagnostic progressions: Stage A represents the Early Die State (unconfirmed), Stage B shows a die crack developing across the lower shoulder and lapel in Mid Die State with the reverse reaching Mid Die State and identified as the companion DDR-001, and Stage C shows both obverse and reverse in Late Die State. The cross-listing with DDR-001 is significant — it means the reverse die paired with this DDO-025 obverse is itself a doubled die, making coins from this die marriage double varieties: a doubled die obverse paired with a doubled die reverse on the same coin. Collectors value such DDO/DDR pairings because they offer two attributable varieties on a single specimen. The die crack across the lower shoulder and lapel that appears in Stage B provides a die state progression marker, allowing attributors to determine whether a given example was struck early in the die's life (before the crack) or later (after the crack developed). The 1941 Philadelphia Mint cent was produced in large quantities during the prewar production buildup, and twenty-five documented DDOs for the date reflects the active research community focused on this heavily collected era of Wheat Cent production.

Die Markers

• UVC-1495
• DMR-025
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Die crack across lower shoulder and lapel – MDS
• Reverse is LISTED as DDR-001 – MDS
• Stage C:
• Obverse and Reverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Al Raddi
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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