1943 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-010

Description

1943-D WDDO-010 is a doubled die obverse on the 1943-D Lincoln Wheat cent, cataloged by the Wexler team. A second eyelid lies south of the normal one. The obverse is also an RPM, 1943-D 1¢ WRPM-008 in the Wexler RPM Files, a D/D South. On Stage A a long gouge sits below the L of LIBERTY and a circular scratch pattern lies above the back of Lincoln's collar. Obverse Stages B and C are unchanged. Obverse Stage D adds a small die chip on the forehead above the brow, near the edge of the field. Reverse Stage A has a long NNW/SSE scratch above the second S of STATES. On Reverse Stage B, one crack runs from the O of ONE, at its top left, to the bottom of the first U of PLURIBUS; another runs south from the lower left of that O to the C of CENT, at its top right; and a third runs down the lower T of CENT carrying small chips. Reverse Stage C shows heavier chips on the T and a strengthened crack between the O of ONE and the C of CENT. Reverse Stage D is a new reverse die: a crack links the top of the O in ONE with the bottom of the first U in PLURIBUS, and a scratch heads NE from the left wheat ear's lower end, through the O of OF, to the I of UNITED. Brian Ribar submitted Stage A, Doug Yost Stage B, and Lloyd Hanson Stages C and D. Wexler lists no cross-references. Brian Ribar took all the photos for the Wexler Doubled Die Files except the RPM photo.

Cross References

• Wexler Variety ID: 1943-D 1¢ WDDO-010

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