1943 Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-013

Description

1943 WDDO-013 is a doubled die obverse on the 1943 Lincoln Wheat cent, cataloged by the Wexler team. LIBERTY and IGWT show a Class V CW spread pivoting near 4:00. Obverse Stage A markers: a small gouge just over the head's top, south of the E of WE on its left side; a vertical clash mark at the throat's front; a short, nearly vertical scratch SE of the chin; a NW-to-SE crack through the lower front of the bust; and a crack heading NW off the eyebrow into the forehead. On Obverse Stage B the markers are the same, at a later die state. On Reverse Stage A there is a scratch heading SE from the N of UNUM, starting at its bottom left, and a clash mark low between the C and E of CENT that extends below the C. One crack runs SSE from the second A of AMERICA, starting at its bottom right, crosses the right wheat stem near its top, and reaches the rim near 5:00; another heads SE off the lower right wheat grains to the rim near 4:00; and a third heads NE off the upper right wheat grains to the rim near 3:00. Reverse Stage B is a new reverse die, with a long SW-to-NE scratch below the E of EPU, a long scratch heading NNE from the base of the E of STATES that just touches the top left of the second S, an X formed by crossing scratches below and between the C and E of CENT, and many other scratches across the reverse. John A. Wexler submitted the variety. CONECA lists it as 23-O-V. Wexler includes it in its "Best Of" varieties.

Cross References

• CONECA: 23-O-V; Wexler Variety ID: 1943 1¢ WDDO-013

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