1942 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001 / DDO-001

Description

1942-S WDDO-001 is a doubled die obverse on the 1942-S Lincoln Wheat cent, cataloged by the Wexler team and by VarietyVista as DDO-001. Wexler gives the Cherrypickers number as FS-01-1942S-101 (018.94); VarietyVista writes FS-101/501 (19.4). Wexler's Coins and Die Varieties describes a Class IV southward spread on the date, the letters of IN GOD, the BERTY of LIBERTY, the upper part of Lincoln's earlobe and his eyelid. The same obverse carries a strong repunched mint mark, which Wexler lists as WRPM-002 and CONECA as RPM #1. Other obverse markers are a southeast scratch from the lower right of the first T in TRUST and a long scratch heading north off the top of the R in LIBERTY. On the reverse, two long parallel north-south scratches lie just west of the T in CENT, while two short scratches run north from the top left of that T, and a short, strong SSE-NNW scratch sits beside the upper C in CENT on its left. John A. Wexler submitted it. CONECA lists the die as 1-O-IV and RPM #1, Breen as #2161, and Coppercoins as 1942S-1DO-001. VarietyVista credits Delma K. Romines with the report and describes strong southward spread on the BERTY of LIBERTY, IN GOD, the eyelid and the 19 of the date. Under its marker codes UVC-0121 and DMR-002, stage A has the obverse listed as RPM-001, early die state, with an early reverse; stage B has both sides in a middle state; and a late stage C is unconfirmed.

Die Markers

• VarietyVista: UVC-0121 DMR-002 Stage A: Obverse is LISTED as RPM-001 – EDS Reverse is EDS Stage B: Obverse and Reverse are MDS Stage C: LDS (unconfirmed)

Cross References

• Wexler: 1942-S 1¢ WDDO-001; VarietyVista: 1942-S DDO-001; CONECA: 1-O-IV and RPM #1, Breen: #2161, Coppercoins: 1942S-1DO-001, Cherrypickers: FS-01-1942S-101 (018.94); VarietyVista gives FS-101/501 (19.4)

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