1944 Lincoln Wheat Cent - Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-023

Description

Bearing the high catalog number WDDO-023 — evidence of extensive die study for the 1944 date — this Wexler Team attribution documents an extra eyelid below Lincoln's normal eyelid on the 1944 Lincoln Wheat Cent. Unlike the 1943-S WDDO-010's triple hubbing with two extra eyelids, this 1944 variety shows a single extra eyelid from standard doubled hub impressions. A distinctive obverse die marker aids attribution: a die gouge appearing as a raised dot between the upper portion of the 9 and the first 4 in the date. No significant reverse die markers have been documented. The 1944 cent marked the return to a copper alloy, 95% copper with 5% zinc at 3.11 grams, after the 1943 emergency steel cent year. This Philadelphia Mint issue carries no mintmark. The Wexler cross-reference is "1944 1-cent WDDO-023," with no known cross-references to other attribution systems. Victor David Brenner's Lincoln portrait appears on this regular strike. Examine Lincoln's eye area for the secondary eyelid below the normal one, then locate the die gouge dot between the 9 and first 4 in the date to confirm the specific working die.

Cross References

• None known; Wexler Variety ID: 1944 1¢ WDDO-023

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