1942 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Reverse DDR-004

Description

Struck during the final year of standard bronze composition before the wartime transition to zinc-coated steel in 1943, the 1942-D Lincoln Wheat Cent DDR-004 exhibits light spread directed west on the O of ONE. Cataloged by VarietyVista under UVC-3429 and DMR-024, this variety's subtle doubling requires careful magnification to detect, as the westward spread on a single letter represents one of the lighter doubled die reverse categories. Three die states are documented: Stage A in Early Die State (unconfirmed), Stage B in Mid Die State (unconfirmed), and Stage C in Late Die State (unconfirmed), all awaiting confirmed specimens. The bronze composition of 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc would be replaced the following year by zinc-coated steel to conserve copper for military use, making 1942 the last "normal" Lincoln Cent before the wartime experiment. DDR-004 preserves a die variety from this transitional moment in American coinage.

Die Markers

• UVC-3429
• DMR-024
• Stage A:
• EDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage B:
• Reverse and Obverse are MDS
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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