1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-019

Description

Nineteenth in the obverse doubled die census for the 1941 Lincoln wheat cent, DDO-019 exhibits light spread on the last T of TRUST — a single-letter diagnostic on Victor David Brenner's obverse where IN GOD WE TRUST arcs above Lincoln's head. VarietyVista assigned identifiers UVC-1491 and DMR-021, documenting three die stages: Stage A at early die state (unconfirmed), Stage B at mid die state (unconfirmed), and Stage C where both obverse and reverse have reached late die state. The critical supplementary notation identifies this as a "Full T over Broken T Hub" variety, indicating the die received impressions from two different hub states — an intact hub carrying the complete T and a deteriorated hub where the T had developed damage. This hub transition marker elevates DDO-019 beyond a simple spread variety into the category of hub identification tools that help researchers track the working hub inventory and replacement schedule at the Philadelphia Mint during 1941 production. Philadelphia struck approximately 887.0 million cents in 1941, reflecting the pre-war industrial expansion that was driving increased demand for circulating coinage. The Full T over Broken T Hub distinction is established by examining the intersection of the two T impressions, where the complete letter from one hubbing overlaps the truncated or cracked letter form from the other, creating a diagnostic composite visible under moderate magnification. The light spread designation indicates the doubling on the last T is subtle, requiring careful examination to confirm, but the broken hub diagnostic provides a secondary identification pathway that can be evaluated independently of the spread magnitude.

Die Markers

• UVC-1491
• DMR-021
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• Obverse and Reverse are LDS

Attribution History

• Discovered by James Wiles
• Expert attribution by VarietyVista

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