1941 Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse VDDO-028

Description

Showing light hub doubling visible inside the upper portion of the numeral 9 in the date, this 1941 Lincoln Wheat Cent carries the VarietyVista Doubled Die Obverse designation VDDO-028 — the twenty-eighth documented DDO for 1941 Philadelphia. The doubling inside the upper 9 is subtle, requiring magnification to observe the spread within the curved interior. This variety has pending catalog assignment for its UVC and DMR reference codes, indicating a recently identified variety awaiting full cataloging. Three die states are documented: Stage A at early die state, Stage B at mid-die state, and Stage C at late die state. The "light" spread characterization places this among the more subtle doubled dies for the date, distinguishing it from stronger varieties with bolder doubling. The 1941 Wheat Cent was produced in large quantities in the final full year before World War II, and extensive die consumption contributed to a substantial variety population. Doubled die obverses form when the hub impresses the working die more than once with slight misalignment. Cataloged by VarietyVista, this pending-assignment variety documents confirmed doubled die formation on a common pre-war date.

Die Markers

• UVC-????
• DMR-0??
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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