1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-015

Description

The fifteenth doubled die obverse attributed to the 1941 Lincoln Wheat Cent, WDDO-015, carries Wexler Variety ID 1941 1¢ WDDO-015 and was struck at the Philadelphia Mint. By the time a date accumulates fifteen or more documented doubled die varieties, it signals that dedicated researchers have subjected the issue to exhaustive scrutiny — examining thousands of specimens to isolate each distinct hub doubling event. The 1941 cent's record-breaking mintage of nearly 887 million pieces ensures that substantial quantities survive in all grades, providing ample raw material for ongoing discovery. Doubled die obverse varieties on Lincoln Cents most commonly manifest as extra thickness or separation on the raised letters of IN GOD WE TRUST and LIBERTY, where the design relief makes even minor displacement detectable under magnification. WDDO-015 belongs to a segment of the catalog where each new variety refines our understanding of how many distinct working dies were created for the 1941 production, and how many of those dies carried evidence of imperfect hubbing.

Attribution History

• Wexler Variety ID: 1941 1¢ WDDO-015
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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