1941-S Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002

Description

Light extra thickness on both wheat ears, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and the dots provides the diagnostic for WDDR-002 on the 1941-S Lincoln Wheat Cent, a variety that pairs with the Small S mintmark sub-variety — an important attribution detail noted in the obverse die markers. San Francisco struck 92,360,000 cents in 1941, the last pre-Pearl Harbor production year, using multiple mintmark punch sizes that created the Large S and Small S collecting sub-specialty within the date. The Small S identification on WDDR-002's obverse narrows the host coin to a specific mintmark punch variety, adding a second dimension of collecting interest beyond the reverse doubling. Reverse die markers include a die gouge between the lower E and N of CENT and a die scratch running NNW/SSE inside the lower E in STATES — two confirmatory points positioned in the reverse lettering. Cross-referenced as CONECA 2-R-II-C+VI and Wexler Variety ID 1941-S 1c WDDR-002, the CONECA designation's "II-C+VI" suffix indicates the doubling combines Class II and Class VI characteristics — a dual-class mechanism similar to the combined Class II+V seen on some Jefferson Nickel varieties. The Wexler Team attributed this variety, which demonstrates that Victor David Brenner's wheat stalk reverse captures hub doubling as "extra thickness" on the organic ear shapes rather than the shadow-lettering effect typical of more strongly displaced doubled dies.

Attribution History

• Discovered by James C. Moreland Cross References: CONECA: 2-R-II-C+VI
• CONECA: 2-R-II-C+VI; Wexler Variety ID: 1941-S 1¢ WDDR-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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