1943 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-021

Description

Attributed by the Wexler Team, this 1943 San Francisco Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent was struck on zinc-coated steel planchets, the emergency wartime composition adopted to conserve copper. Extra eyelids are present just north and just south of the normal eyelid, creating a distinctive tripled-eyelid effect. Debris around the eye prevents full assessment of the area further south of the upper eyelid; as the plate coin is certified, this debris cannot be removed. On the obverse, numerous die scratches run roughly NNW/SSE throughout all fields, with concentric die scratches under the bust. The reverse shows similar NNW/SSE die scratches throughout all fields, a light die crack on the outer wheat kernels on the left wheat, and two heavy die scratches at the rim south of the left wheat. The dual extra eyelid placement both north and south of the primary eyelid makes WDDO-021 an unusual doubled die, as most eyelid varieties show displacement in a single direction.

Cross References

• None known Comments: Debris around the eye prevents full assessment of the area further south of the upper eyelid. As the plate coin is certified, this debris is unable to be removed.; Wexler Variety ID: 1943-S 1¢ WDDO-021

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