1942-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001

Description

A Class IV spread to the south shows on the letters of IN GOD, the date, the BERTY of LIBERTY, Lincoln’s eyelid, and the upper part of Lincoln’s earlobe. Die Markers: Obverse: The obverse has a strong repunched mint mark (RPM) which is listed as WRPM-002 and as RPM #1 in the CONECA RPM Files. A die scratch extends SE from the lower right 1st T of TRUST. A long die scratch extends north from the top of the R in LIBERTY. Reverse: Two long, parallel die scratches run north to south to the left of the T in CENT. Two short die scratches run north from the top left T of CENT. A short, strong die scratch runs from SSE to NNW to the left of the upper C in CENT. Obverse:

Attribution History

• Discovered by John A. Wexler Cross References: CONECA: 1-O-IV and RPM #1, Breen: #2161, Coppercoins: 1942S-1DO-001, Cherrypickers: FS-01-1942S-101 (018.94)
• CONECA: 1-O-IV and RPM #1, Breen: #2161, Coppercoins: 1942S-1DO-001, Cherrypickers: FS-01-1942S-101 (018.94); Wexler Variety ID: 1942-S 1¢ WDDO-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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