1942 Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-003 / DDO-008

Description

1942 WDDO-003 is a doubled die obverse on the 1942 Lincoln Wheat cent, cataloged by the Wexler team and by VarietyVista as DDO-008. Both give the Cherrypickers number FS-104, which Wexler writes FS-01-1942-104. Wexler's Coins and Die Varieties describes a strong Class IV spread, offset SSW, on the date's 19, the Y of LIBERTY, Lincoln's eye, bowtie, nose and lower lip, the lower inside of the ear, the upper hair and many letters of IN GOD WE TRUST. Its obverse markers are six scratches: from the lower right of the N in IN through the bottoms of GOD; SSE-NNW in the gap between the R and T of LIBERTY; SW to NE right of the bottom of the ear; NNE from the front of the forehead; southwest off the E in WE at its center left; and NNW off the 2 of the date at its top right. On the reverse a strong die dent sticks out from the top right of the right wheat ear, a crack joins the lower right wheat to the rim near 4:00, a scratch runs NNE off the C in CENT at its lower right curve, and a short gouge juts southwest from the lower right of the second A in AMERICA. Whaden Curtis submitted it, and Wexler notes that Daniel D. Bonnett first discovered it. CONECA lists it as 8-O-IV, Coppercoins as 1942P-1DO-002, and Crawford as CDDO-001. VarietyVista credits Daniel D. Bonnett with the report and describes strong southward spread on the 19 of the date, the tie, eye and nose, and the top of the head. Under its marker codes UVC-1525 and DMR-010, early stage A and late stage C are unconfirmed; stage B has a long gouge under the bust, with both sides in a middle die state.

Die Markers

• VarietyVista: UVC-1525 DMR-010 Stage A: EDS (unconfirmed) Stage B: Long die gouge under bust – MDS Reverse is MDS Stage C: LDS (unconfirmed)

Cross References

• Wexler: 1942 1¢ WDDO-003; VarietyVista: 1942 DDO-008; CONECA: 8-O-IV, Cherrypickers: FS-01-1942-104, Coppercoins: 1942P-1DO-002, Crawford: CDDO-001

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