1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-003

Description

Medium spread on LIB of LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST defines this third cataloged doubled die obverse for the 1941 Lincoln Wheat Cent, struck at the Philadelphia Mint during the final year before wartime production pressures reshaped American coinage. With over 887 million cents produced at Philadelphia in 1941, hundreds of working dies were needed, and each carried a statistical chance of receiving misaligned hub impressions during manufacture. VarietyVista tracks this variety under UVC-1475 and DMR-005 across three die stages: Stage A in Early Die State remains unconfirmed, Stage B shows both obverse and reverse in Mid-Die State, and Stage C reaches Late Die State on both sides — a complete progression that documents the full working life of this die. The transition from EDS through MDS to LDS indicates extended production use, and collectors can identify the die stage of their specimen by examining wear patterns and the sharpness of design details alongside the doubled elements. Victor David Brenner's Lincoln portrait, with its fine hair detail and precise lettering, is particularly responsive to doubling effects. The medium strength spread on multiple legend elements makes DDO-003 one of the more visually accessible doubled die obverses from this date.

Die Markers

• UVC-1475
• DMR-005
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Obverse and Reverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• Obverse and Reverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by Larry Patterson
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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