1943 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-030

Description

Thirty doubled die obverse varieties from a single date and mint facility is an extraordinary count by any measure, and the 1943-D steel cent has reached that milestone with WDDO-030. This total places the 1943-D among the most prolific DDO dates in the Lincoln Cent series, rivaling high-volume modern issues struck decades later with far greater total mintages. The explanation lies partly in production volume — 217 million cents required many working dies — and partly in collector attention, as the 1943 steel cent's unique composition draws examination from numismatists who might not otherwise focus on die varieties. Each of these thirty obverse varieties tells a small story about the die shop operations at the Denver Mint during wartime, where die makers produced working dies as quickly as demand required, occasionally with the hub misalignments that variety collectors now seek. Cataloged under Wexler Variety ID 1943-D 1¢ WDDO-030.

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• Wexler Variety ID: 1943-D 1¢ WDDO-030

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