1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001

Description

A strong Class I CCW spread shows on the letters of IGWT where the doubling fades on the upper half of the letters. Doubling also shows on the letters of LIBERTY, and the date. Die Markers: Obverse Stage A: Light die scratches run from SW to NE through the letters of WE. Obverse Stage B: A die crack runs from west to east across the base of the bust. Reverse Stage A: None noted. Reverse Stage B: None noted.

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: CONECA: 1-O-I, Cherrypickers: FS-01-1941-101 (018), Breen: #2155, Crawford: CDDO-001, Coppercoins: 1941P-1DO-001 Comments: The secondary images fade as you move towards the rim on those design elements closest to the rim indicating that the misaligned hubbing took place on an early hubbing of the die. This characteristic helps in distinguishing this variety from
• CONECA: 1-O-I, Cherrypickers: FS-01-1941-101 (018), Breen: #2155, Crawford: CDDO-001, Coppercoins: 1941P-1DO-001 Comments: The secondary images fade as you move towards the rim on those design elements closest to the rim indicating that the misaligned hubbing took place on an early hubbing of the die. This characteristic helps in distinguishing this variety from; Wexler Variety ID: 1941 1¢ WDDO-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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